Mono test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $26.19 to $157.36, with a median of $157.36. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $131.17 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $93.06 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 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 Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 WHS-INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS | $26.19 | $87.29 | $4.82–$74.20 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $33.67 | $112.24 | $4.82–$95.40 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 HETEROPHILEANTIBODIES SCREEN | $42.53 | $141.75 | $4.82–$120.49 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 HC Infect Mono Scrn | $54.80 | $137.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $153.00 | $153.00 | $5.18–$275.40 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN | $157.36 | $281.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.19, median $157.36, highest $157.36 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $157.36. 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 11 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CALC-MONONUCLEOSIS ANTIBODY SCRE | $2.70 | file |