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Finding Sperm in an Aspirated Sample

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

How much does Finding Sperm in an Aspirated Sample cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$32.36$5.13 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$89.13 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $65 to $389Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $3 to $417
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $178professional $32

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
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 93.3 times more in Hawaii than in South Dakota. 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.

Nebraska· 21st of 51

$178

HI $479SD $5.13

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.