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Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method)

Ohio 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 9 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$16.22$13.80 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.38 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $85Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $16

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
$17.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$46.77
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$114.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$75.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th of 51

$20.89

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.