Lab tests CPT 86308 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mono test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $12.65 to $49.88, with a median of $31.27. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $18.62 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $44.92 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$12.65Valley Regional Hospital
Median$31.27half pay less
Highest$49.88in this market
Difference3.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

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Lowest $12.65Highest $53.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MONONUCLEOSIS TEST, QUAL W/ REFLEX TO TI $12.65 $23.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCRNG $29.15 $53.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MONONUCLEOSIS SCRN DH $29.15 $53.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MONONUCLEOSIS SCRN 1500 ONLY $29.15 $53.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MONONUCLEOSIS SCRN UB ONLY $29.15 $53.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 INFECTIOUS MONO SCREEN, SERUM $49.88 $163.00 $56.23–$154.85 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN $53.90 $98.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INFECTIOUS MONO SCREEN $53.90 $98.00 $2.64–$333.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $12.65, median $31.27, highest $49.88 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $31.27 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.