Mono test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $11.13 to $107.90, with a median of $56.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center — $45.12 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $49.60 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $56.25, is about the same as the US median of $56.20.
- That is 10.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 86308, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INFECTIOUS MONO TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.13 | $17.13 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.25 | $25.00 | $6.00–$20.54 | 15% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.25 | $25.00 | $6.00–$20.54 | 15% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Monospot File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $32.50 | $50.00 | $4.04–$50.00 | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Monospot File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $32.50 | $50.00 | $4.14–$50.00 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $47.10 | $47.10 | $4.14–$18.13 | — |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $138.00 | $2.07–$16.81 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $92.30 | $142.00 | $2.07–$16.81 | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INFECTIOUS MONO TEST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INFECTIOUS MONO TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INFECTIOUS MONO TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INFECTIOUS MONO TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.13, median $56.25, highest $107.90 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $56.25. 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 2 of 6 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.