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Preparing An Embryo For Transfer

Maryland rates for HCPCS 89255

The laboratory work of getting an embryo ready to be placed into the womb: selecting it, checking it under the microscope, and loading it into the fine catheter the doctor will use for the transfer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Preparing An Embryo For Transfer cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $309.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $263 to $309
$500professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in South Dakota than in Arkansas. 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· 27th of 51

$295

SD $427AR $57.54

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.