Mono test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $5.18 to $273.24, with a median of $6.22. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $1.04 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $25.07 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 86308, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HETEROPHILE MONO SCREEN QST | $5.18 | $120.00 | $19.92–$120.00 | 96% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HETEROPHILE ABS-SCRN | $5.18 | $120.00 | $19.92–$120.00 | 96% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Heterophile Ab Scrn | $5.96 | $160.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Heterophile Ab Scrn | $5.96 | $443.00 | — | 99% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $5.96 | $18.73 | $4.14–$17.79 | 68% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Heterophile Ab Scrn | $5.96 | $154.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Heterophile Ab Scrn | $5.96 | $189.00 | — | 97% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Heterophile Ab Scrn | $5.96 | $142.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HTROPHL ANTIBODIES SCR | $6.22 | $97.85 | $4.66–$169.02 | 94% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Serlgy Inf Mono-S | $23.13 | $33.04 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Mono Test 86308 | $25.40 | $254.00 | $19.86–$203.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HETERO ABD SCR | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MONO-SPOT | $35.40 | $59.00 | $4.14–$50.15 | 40% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Heterophile Antibody Screen | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Heterophile Antibody Screen | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Heterophile Antibody Screen | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Heterophile Antibody Screen | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Heterophile Antibody Screen | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Rapid Monospot Heterophile | $81.00 | $90.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 MONO TEST | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.18, median $6.22, highest $273.24 — a 52.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 49 facilities here, median $6.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 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.