Mono test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 18 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $5.55 to $195.00, with a median of $77.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Ocotillo Medical Center — $71.45 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $74.40 at 39 hospitals.
- The median here, $77.00, is 37% above the US median of $56.05.
- That is 14.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 8 cities for code 86308, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center lowest Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE File of Sep 24, 2026 · source file | $5.55 | $16.00 | $5.18–$24.35 | 65% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 UC HETEROPHILE AB SCR ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.94 | $23.00 | $5.18–$23.00 | 74% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC MONOTEST SCREEN File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $5.96 | $80.00 | $5.18–$10.36 | 93% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 HETEROPHILE SCRN (MONOS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $11.75 | $112.00 | $44.80–$89.60 | 90% |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 MONO TEST SCRN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $48.66 | $261.00 | $5.18–$213.24 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 MONO TEST SCRN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $59.03 | $261.00 | $5.18–$213.24 | 77% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 HETEROPHILE AB SCR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $198.00 | $2.18–$156.42 | 62% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 HETEROPHILE AB SCR ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $198.00 | $5.18–$160.38 | 62% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 HETEROPHILE AB SCR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $79.60 | $287.00 | $2.95–$241.08 | 72% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 UC MONO TEST SCRN QW ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $96.03 | $372.00 | $5.18–$286.44 | 74% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Heterophile Antibodies Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.55, median $77.00, highest $195.00 — a 35.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $137.30. 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 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 mono test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mono test explained.
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.10 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.35 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.38 | file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZHETEROPHILE AB SCR | $2.68 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.69 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.72 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.93 | file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $2.96 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $3.04 | file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $3.33 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $3.92 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $4.18 | file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZLAB SCR AB HETEROPHILE | $4.82 | file |