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Candida Species Identification Test

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 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 4 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$115$105 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$117 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $214Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $95 to $120
$100$200$500facility $178professional $115

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
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th 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.