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Test For Candida Yeast Infection (Genetic Method)

South Dakota 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 Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 7 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$19.05 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$38.90 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $32 to $617Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$20$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $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
$61.66
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$181.97
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 30th 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.