Mono test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $27.90 to $54.60, with a median of $35.04. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $7.14 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $88.20 at 147 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 86308, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 HETEROPHILE AB SCR | $27.90 | $76.00 | $5.18–$76.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 HETEROPHILE AB SCR | $28.20 | $76.00 | $5.18–$76.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $41.87 | $199.40 | $5.94–$199.40 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) | $54.60 | $78.00 | $4.49–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.90, median $35.04, highest $54.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $187.83. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
The mono test looks for antibodies the body makes during infectious mononucleosis, usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.