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Finding Sperm in an Aspirated Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 89257

A laboratory examines fluid drawn directly from the male reproductive tract with a fine needle, rather than an ejaculated semen sample, and searches it under the microscope for sperm. Any sperm found are identified and prepared for use in fertility treatment. It is used when sperm cannot be collected in the usual way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Finding Sperm in an Aspirated Sample cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $316 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$316 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$316 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $457Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $60 to $501
$5$20$100$500facility $316professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Hawaii than in Wisconsin. 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.

Alaska· 26th of 51

$316

HI $479WI $81.28

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.