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Mononucleosis Screening Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.98$3.09 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$5.13 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $24Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $8professional $4

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
$3.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.41
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$4,570.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.24
2 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$5.13

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.