Mono test cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $15.84 to $50.40, with a median of $21.95. The lowest listed price is at Methodist North Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $6.11 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $15.84 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 86308, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody | $15.84 | $72.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $15.84 | $72.00 | $2.18–$39.24 | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 MONO SCREEN | $28.05 | $187.00 | $4.92–$149.60 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN MONO SCREEN | $39.27 | $187.00 | $4.92–$168.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 MONO SCREEN | $39.27 | $187.00 | $4.92–$168.30 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN MONO SCREEN | $39.27 | $187.00 | $4.92–$168.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 MONO SCREEN | $49.92 | $208.00 | $4.51–$187.20 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 MONO SCREEN | $50.40 | $252.00 | $4.92–$226.80 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.84, median $21.95, highest $50.40 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $21.95. 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 9 of 9 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.