Mono test cost in Tampa, FL — inpatient
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $92.05, median $370.82, highest $370.82 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $370.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 |