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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 July 2026.

How much does Candida Species Identification Test cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 9 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$77.62$19.95 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$141 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $389Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $20 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $78

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
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$154.88
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$194.98
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84

Where New York 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 York· 35th 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.