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Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method)

South Carolina 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$19.95$15.49 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$26.30 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $20

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
$15.49
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$23.44

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.