Mono test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $10.88 to $17.72, with a median of $10.88. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $81.27 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86308, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EBV HETEROPHILE IGM | $10.88 | $54.40 | $1.86–$605.27 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EBV HETEROPHILE IGM | $10.88 | $54.40 | $1.86–$605.27 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO MONOTEST SCR | $16.64 | $83.20 | $1.86–$677.07 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO MONOTEST SCR | $17.47 | $87.36 | $1.86–$1,429.81 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO MONOTEST SCR | $17.47 | $87.36 | $1.86–$1,429.81 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 EBV HETEROPHILE IGM | $17.72 | $88.58 | $5.05–$70.86 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.88, median $10.88, highest $17.72 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86308 ($48.57). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXHETEROPHILE, MONO SCREEN | $4.80 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXMONO, HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $4.80 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXHETEROPHILE AB, MONO SCREEN | $4.80 | file |