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Embryo Transfer Into The Uterus

California rates for HCPCS 58974

Places one or more embryos created in the laboratory into the uterus through a thin flexible tube passed through the cervix. It is the final step of an in vitro fertilization cycle, after eggs have been collected and fertilized. The procedure itself takes only a few minutes and does not usually need anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Embryo Transfer Into The Uterus cost?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$166$148 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,951 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $13,490Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $129 to $891
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $166

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$645.65
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58

Where California sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Colorado than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,549 · 4th of 51
CO $1,995MN $148

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.