Mono test cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 58 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $5.70 to $273.24, with a median of $18.66. The lowest listed price is at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset and 10 other hospitals — $12.96 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $34.43 at 98 hospitals.
- The median here, $18.66, is 67% below the US median of $56.20.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- New York, NY has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in New York with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 17 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 58 facilities across 45 cities for code 86308, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 8, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset lowest Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $132.00 | $2.43–$120.75 | 96% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway lowest Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $132.00 | $2.43–$88.70 | 96% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center lowest Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$88.40 | 95% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center lowest Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $132.00 | $2.43–$126.00 | 96% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$66.32 | 95% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus lowest Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$100.99 | 95% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center lowest Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$97.06 | 95% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick lowest New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$86.52 | 95% |
| Community Medical Center lowest Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$95.14 | 95% |
| Jersey City Medical Center lowest Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$94.40 | 95% |
| Monmouth Medical Center lowest Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $104.00 | $2.43–$100.57 | 95% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $160.00 | — | 96% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $443.00 | — | 99% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $154.00 | — | 96% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $110.25 | $5.18–$110.25 | 95% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $142.00 | — | 96% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $18.73 | $4.14–$17.79 | 68% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $189.00 | — | 97% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $2.50–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $2.50–$1,912.00 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 MONO SPOT TEST File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $11.40 | $11.40 | — | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 MONO SPOT TEST File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $11.40 | $11.40 | — | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 86308 - HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $16.00 | $16.00 | $3.00–$77.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $16.00 | $2.50–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $16.00 | $2.50–$1,912.00 | — |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY · (914) 664-8000 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $18.20 | $28.00 | $3.59–$56.06 | 35% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC HETEROPHILE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $255.00 | $4.78–$255.00 | 93% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC MONO TEST+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $255.00 | $4.78–$255.00 | 93% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC HETEROPHILE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $255.00 | $4.78–$255.00 | 93% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC HETEROPHILE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $255.00 | $4.78–$255.00 | 93% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC MONO TEST+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $255.00 | $4.78–$255.00 | 93% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $21.84 | $21.84 | $5.18–$41.21 | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Serlgy Inf Mono-S File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $23.13 | $33.04 | $2.12–$625.00 | 30% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Mono Test 86308 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $25.40 | $254.00 | $19.86–$203.20 | 90% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HETERO ABD SCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $63.00 | $4.14–$61.74 | 50% |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $32.16 | $37.84 | $4.92–$11.76 | 15% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MONO-SPOT File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $35.40 | $59.00 | $4.14–$50.15 | 40% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $63.00 | $3.63–$63.00 | — |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Heterophile Antibody Screen+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.61 | $1,783.00 | — | 95% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 Mononucleosis Test, Qual LC File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | $5.18–$244.05 | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 HETEROPHILE AB SCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.18 | $87.18 | — | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $99.10 | $99.10 | $5.18–$6.73 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $106.04 | $106.04 | $5.18–$6.73 | — |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $125.62 | $1,592.00 | — | 92% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 EBV SCREEN File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $150.00 | $153.00 | $3.00–$153.00 | 2% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.65 | $2,458.00 | — | 93% |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Monos - Infectious Mononucleosis, Rapid Test, Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | $16.01–$178.20 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Monos - Infectious Mononucleosis, Rapid Test, Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | $14.20–$178.20 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Monos - Infectious Mononucleosis, Rapid Test, Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | $16.01–$178.20 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Monos - Infectious Mononucleosis, Rapid Test, Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | $14.20–$178.20 | — |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $198.05 | $233.00 | $4.92–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $200.00 | $200.00 | $5.18–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $214.00 | $214.00 | $5.18–$4,255.00 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $253.19 | $253.19 | $4.14–$10.36 | — |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 MONO TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $280.52 | $1,773.00 | — | 84% |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $289.87 | $289.87 | $4.14–$10.36 | — |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Heterophile Ab Scrn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $553.92 | $1,309.00 | — | 58% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $764.00 | $767.00 | $3.00–$767.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.70, median $18.66, highest $273.24 — a 47.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $14.08. 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 36 of 44 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 mono test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mono test explained.
53 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86308 ($55.25). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHETEROPHILE AB SCREEN | $4.78 | file |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHETEROPHILE AB SCREEN | $4.78 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHETEROPHILE AB SCREEN | $4.78 | file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJHc Heterophile Antibodies,Screen | $5.00 | file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYHeterophile antibody screen | $5.18 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYMononucleosis Screen | $5.18 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYIMMUNOLOGY | $5.18 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $5.18 | file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NYHC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN W/REFLEX | $5.18 | file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJHETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJHETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | file |