Mono test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $34.65 to $362.38, with a median of $63.44. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center and 3 other hospitals — $28.79 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $93.06 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 86308, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center lowest Redlands, CA HC EPSTEIN ANTIBODY SCREEN IGM | $34.65 | $77.00 | $42.35–$61.60 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC EPSTEIN ANTIBODY SCREEN IGM | $34.65 | $77.00 | $15.40–$65.45 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC EPSTEIN ANTIBODY SCREEN IGM | $34.65 | $77.00 | $15.40–$69.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC EPSTEIN ANTIBODY SCREEN IGM | $34.65 | $77.00 | $13.94–$57.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $63.44 | $122.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $63.44 | $122.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $63.44 | $122.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES | $66.24 | $138.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MONOSPOT (INFECT. MONO TEST) | $89.10 | $198.00 | $39.60–$168.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MONOSPOT (INFECT. MONO TEST) | $89.10 | $198.00 | $39.60–$178.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC MONOSPOT (INFECT. MONO TEST) | $89.10 | $198.00 | $35.84–$148.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC MONOSPOT (INFECT. MONO TEST) | $89.10 | $198.00 | $108.90–$158.40 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Mononucleosis Test, Qual LC | $268.12 | $357.50 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Heterophile Ab Screen | $362.38 | $362.38 | $3.59–$362.38 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Heterophile Ab Screen | $362.38 | $362.38 | $3.59–$362.38 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $34.65, median $63.44, highest $362.38 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $63.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86308 ($48.57). 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.
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Heterophile Mono Screen | $4.71 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Heterophile Mono Screen | $4.71 | file |