Lab tests CPT 86308 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mono test cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $15.84 to $50.40, with a median of $21.95. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$15.84Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp + 5 more
Median$21.95half pay less
Highest$50.40in this market
Difference3.2×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

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Lowest $15.84Highest $50.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 $2.18–$39.24 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Heterophile Antibody Screen - POCT Infectious Mononucleosis Antibody $15.84 $72.00 — 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 MONO SCREEN $28.05 $187.00 $71.06–$149.60 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 MONO SCREEN $39.27 $187.00 $71.06–$168.30 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN MONO SCREEN $39.27 $187.00 $71.06–$168.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN MONO SCREEN $39.27 $187.00 $71.06–$168.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 MONO SCREEN $49.92 $208.00 $79.04–$187.20 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 MONO SCREEN $50.40 $252.00 $95.76–$226.80 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.84, median $21.95, highest $50.40 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $21.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 6 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.