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Candida Species Identification Test

Tennessee 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 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 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$112$107 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$112 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $93 to $513Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $141professional $112

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
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 42nd of 51

$112

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.