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Preparing An Embryo For Transfer

New Mexico 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$224$91.20 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$102 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $33 to $603Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $69 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $309professional $224

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
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 36th of 51

$229

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.