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Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method)

Idaho 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$22.91$19.95 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$30.20 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $20 to $115Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $39
$10$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $23

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
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$40.74

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$23.99

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.