go back

Laboratory Culture of Embryos With Helper Cells

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 89251

Growing eggs and early embryos in the laboratory in the days after they are collected and fertilized, using a supporting layer of cells alongside the culture fluid to help them develop. Embryologists keep them in a controlled incubator and check their progress before one is chosen for transfer or freezing. It covers the laboratory growing work only, not the egg collection or the transfer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laboratory Culture of Embryos With Helper Cells cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$562 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$2,239 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,388Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $1,047

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 43.7 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 5th of 51

$1,349

AK $4,677AL $107

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.