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Candida Species Identification Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0068U

Identifies which yeast is causing a Candida infection. It detects the genetic material of six species — Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, krusei, tropicalis and auris — and reports each one individually.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Candida Species Identification Test cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $117.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $60 to $110Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $65 to $126
$100$200facility $60professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$107

AK $324NE $93.33

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.