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Candida Species Identification Test

New Mexico 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 5 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$107$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$129 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $93 to $427Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $60 to $170
$100$200$500facility $178professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 36th of 51

$115

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.