Mono test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $5.75 to $744.00, with a median of $48.80. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 129.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.80, is 13% below the US median of $56.20.
- That is 9.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Alabama ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86308. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.75Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$48.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$744.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$43.05vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL MONO SCR (HETEROPHILE) | $5.75 | $39.50 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Monospot POCT | $6.22 | $96.70 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MONO TEST | $7.20 | $12.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL MONO SCREEN | $7.67 | $142.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREENING | $8.00 | $20.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Heterophil Antibodies | $10.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $10.30 | $25.75 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $11.55 | $77.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIESSCREEN - MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN LCA | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIESSCREEN - MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN LCA | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Monospot | $20.40 | $27.20 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL SCREENING TEST FOR MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO) | $20.80 | $52.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $21.00 | $30.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL MONOSPOT TEST | $36.65 | $36.65 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL CHG HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES,SCREEN | $38.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MONO SCREEN | $38.38 | $76.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL MONO SCREEN | $38.38 | $76.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Monotest | $39.00 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Mononucleosis Screen | $39.60 | $72.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL MONO SCREEN | $42.13 | $84.25 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA PRT AGGLUT SCR EA AB | $42.50 | $85.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $44.01 | $102.36 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $44.01 | $102.36 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL MONO TEST | $48.80 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $48.89 | $543.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL MONO SCR HETEROPHILE | $52.91 | $203.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $57.46 | $319.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MONO SCREEN | $64.00 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MONO SCREEN | $64.00 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MONO SCREEN | $64.00 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MONO TEST | $73.00 | $73.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MONO TEST | $73.00 | $73.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL DEV SCR FX SM 5-14FR STRL LF | $73.50 | $73.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES SCREEN MONONUCLEOSIS | $76.00 | $152.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL REF HETEROPHILE ABS | $90.98 | $107.04 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-MONO TEST | $93.84 | $156.40 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $108.45 | $723.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-MONO SLIDE TEST | $114.50 | $114.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-MONO SLIDE TEST | $114.50 | $114.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $127.53 | $1,062.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL HETEROPHILE AB SCREE | $130.25 | $723.61 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-MONO SLIDE TEST | $163.00 | $163.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $432.00 | $432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $432.00 | $432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $432.00 | $432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $432.00 | $432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Heterophile Antibodies,Screen - Mononucleosis Screen | $744.00 | $744.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $11.55 | $44.01 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $114.50 | $114.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $10.30 | $59.38 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $73.00 | $101.62 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $7.20 | $50.52 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $52.91 | $107.96 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $10.00 | $221.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $38.38 | $43.59 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $6.22 | $6.22 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $57.46 | $57.46 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $48.89 | $48.89 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $38.38 | $38.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $73.50 | $73.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $127.53 | $127.53 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $5.75 | $5.75 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $42.13 | $42.13 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $90.98 | $90.98 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $7.67 | $7.67 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What mono test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mono test explained.
Mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) in other states
- Alaska$77.00
- Arizona$74.40
- Arkansas$19.34
- California$102.78
- Colorado$83.00
- Connecticut$39.35
- Delaware$139.44
- District of Columbia$53.33, 3 hospitals
- Florida$170.40
- Georgia$55.57
- Hawaii$55.25
- Idaho$51.60
- Illinois$77.00
- Indiana$77.84
- Iowa$52.00
- Kansas$44.39
- Kentucky$54.24
- Louisiana$23.00
- Maine$35.67
- Maryland$22.99
- Massachusetts$45.00
- Michigan$40.50
- Minnesota$54.12
- Mississippi$32.00
- Missouri$41.35
- Montana$65.55
- Nebraska$67.06
- Nevada$117.53
- New Hampshire$62.40
- New Jersey$11.75
- New Mexico$80.63
- New York$34.43
- North Carolina$82.05
- North Dakota$44.10
- Ohio$53.25
- Oklahoma$41.20
- Oregon$49.60
- Pennsylvania$37.20
- Puerto Rico$23.15
- Rhode Island$46.00
- South Carolina$63.00
- South Dakota$68.80
- Tennessee$37.90
- Texas$85.02
- Utah$166.74
- Vermont$47.67
- Virginia$89.75
- Washington$57.20
- West Virginia$35.00
- Wisconsin$55.25
- Wyoming$58.15
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.