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Sperm Readiness Test For Male Fertility

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0255U

Assesses male fertility by examining sperm under a microscope and scoring how many have completed capacitation — the change that makes a sperm able to fertilize an egg. The marker used is ganglioside GM1 on the sperm surface, and the result is reported as a likelihood.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sperm Readiness Test For Male Fertility cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $23.44.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26
$10$20$50facility $15professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$47.86

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in South Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$23.44

SD $60.26KY $19.05

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.