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Preparing An Embryo For Transfer

Maine 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $398.

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

Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $282 to $457
$100$200$500professional $339

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
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 9th of 51

$339

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.