go back

Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method)

Iowa rates for HCPCS 87480

A sample is tested for genetic material from Candida, a type of yeast that can cause infections, using a technique that directly detects the organism's genetic material. This helps identify a Candida infection using a molecular rather than a culture-based method.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method) cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$28.18$19.95 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$32.36 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $20 to $166Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $85
$20$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $28

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
$19.95
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$91.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$30.90

NE $48.98DC $15.49

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.