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Aspergillus Species Detection Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0109U

Checks for aspergillosis, an infection caused by Aspergillus mold, in people suspected of having it. The test looks for the genetic material of four Aspergillus species and reports a separate positive or negative result for each: A. fumigatus, A. terreus, A. niger and A. flavus. It can be run on blood, on fluid washed from the lungs, or on a tissue sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aspergillus Species Detection Test cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 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$324$141 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$141 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,122Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $100 to $479
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $324

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$324

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.