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Candida Species Identification Test

Ohio 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 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 8 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$85.11$21.38 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$141 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $17 to $209
$20$50$100$200$500facility $178professional $85

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
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$41,686.94
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$691.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$117

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.