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Candida Species Identification Test

New York 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 October 2026.

How much does Candida Species Identification Test cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$60.26 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$141 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $372Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $20 to $224
$20$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $93

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
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$269.15
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
3 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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99

Where New York sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Texas than in Georgia. 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 York· 46th of 51

$93.33

TX $708GA $64.57

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.