Mono test cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $92.05 to $370.82, with a median of $370.82. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $278.77 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $100.14 at 70 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Bedside Mononucleosis Screen | $92.05 | $263.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Monospot | $96.95 | $277.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $103.42 | $103.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $214.76 | $214.76 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $313.79 | $313.79 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $370.82 | $370.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $370.82 | $370.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $370.82 | $370.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $370.82 | $370.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $370.82 | $370.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $92.05, median $370.82, highest $370.82 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $370.82. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
4 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.
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FLHb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $4.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FLHb Ebv Heterophile Antibody | $4.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $4.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Ebv Heterophile Antibody | $4.40 | file |