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Embryo Transfer Into The Uterus

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Embryo Transfer Into The Uterus cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $741 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$151 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$676 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,318Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $145 to $263
$200$500$1Kfacility $741professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$186

AK $603NY $141

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.