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Candida Species Identification Test

Maine 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $141 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$115 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$141 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $141 to $355Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $76 to $145
$20$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $141

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 14th of 51

$141

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.