Mono test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot): from $8.10 to $146.00, with a median of $52.00. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 18.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $52.00, is 7% below the US median of $56.20.
- That is 10.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Iowa ranks 24th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 76 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.10Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$52.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$146.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$43.90vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC MONO TEST SCREEN | $8.10 | $18.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC MONO TEST SCREEN | $9.00 | $18.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Infectious Mononucleosis Screen | $13.80 | $46.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $16.00 | $16.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA INFECTIOUS MONO SCRN /ALL | $16.80 | $21.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $17.68 | $34.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $22.84 | $28.55 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Heterophile Antibody Screen | $26.00 | $26.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA CHG HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES,SCREEN | $26.32 | $47.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $27.20 | $68.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA INFECTIOUS MONO SCRN /ALL | $28.01 | $35.02 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS MONONUCLEOSIS TEST | $28.20 | $47.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN | $31.20 | $39.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA MONO TEST | $31.45 | $37.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS MONONUCLEOSIS TEST | $33.00 | $55.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES; SCREENING (MONOTEST) | $35.05 | $59.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $36.40 | $52.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS MONONUCLEOSIS TEST | $36.60 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $37.20 | $62.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $40.00 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $40.54 | $60.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $40.95 | $63.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $41.00 | $41.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $41.05 | $51.31 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $41.40 | $69.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $42.90 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $43.89 | $77.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA MONO-SPOT | $46.40 | $58.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $48.57 | $60.71 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $48.57 | $60.71 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA MONOSCREEN 86308 | $49.60 | $62.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PERRY-MONOSPOT | $51.00 | $79.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA HETEROPHILE AB TITER ARUP M/L/E/L1/PL/O/J/C1/P/G1 | $52.00 | $65.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $52.20 | $90.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $52.80 | $88.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA MONO SCREEN | $53.90 | $77.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $54.60 | $78.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC QUAL HETEROPHILE AB | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $55.00 | $55.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $55.30 | $79.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $59.34 | $74.17 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $60.00 | $75.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $60.00 | $75.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $60.00 | $80.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $61.20 | $102.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $61.60 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $63.00 | $84.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $63.70 | $98.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $66.00 | $88.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC MONONUCLEOSIS | $66.22 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $71.50 | $110.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY | $74.90 | $107.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB HETEROPHILE, SLIDE TEST FOR INFECTIOUS MONO | $74.90 | $107.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $75.00 | $100.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN | $77.00 | $77.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $80.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $84.46 | $84.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Screening test for mononucleosis (mono) | $90.00 | $100.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $91.65 | $141.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Heterophile Antibodies Screening | $146.00 | $146.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $26.00 | $54.74 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $17.68 | $42.90 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $33.00 | $36.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $52.00 | $54.74 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $60.00 | $74.90 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $9.00 | $13.80 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $16.80 | $28.92 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $16.00 | $28.27 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $48.57 | $53.96 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $28.20 | $42.70 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $36.40 | $36.40 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $48.57 | $48.57 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $8.10 | $8.10 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $55.30 | $55.30 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $52.20 | $52.20 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $31.45 | $31.45 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $84.46 | $84.46 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $26.32 | $26.32 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $22.84 | $22.84 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $49.60 | $49.60 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $40.95 | $40.95 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $53.90 | $53.90 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $43.89 | $43.89 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $35.05 | $35.05 |
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
- Alabama$48.80
- 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
- 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.