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Mononucleosis Screening Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86308

This blood test screens for antibodies that commonly appear during infectious mononucleosis, an illness often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus that leads to fatigue, sore throat, and swollen glands. It gives a quick yes-or-no result that helps a doctor decide if mono is the likely cause of a patient's symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mononucleosis Screening Blood Test cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$5.13 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.61 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$7.24

MN $52.48DC $4.17

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.