Lab tests CPT 86308 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mono test cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $6.30 to $73.20, with a median of $39.75. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $33.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $51.60 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86308, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$6.30Lima Memorial Health System
Median$39.75half pay less
Highest$73.20in this market
Difference11.6×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $6.30Highest $84.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Heterophile Antibody Screen $6.30 $7.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Mono Test $23.40 $26.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Heterophil Antibody $59.40 $66.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So Mono Antibody $73.20 $122.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Mono Spot Test,Agglutination $84.60 $141.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $6.30, median $39.75, highest $73.20 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $39.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.