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Freezing And Storing Embryos

Maryland rates for HCPCS 89258

Freezing embryos created during IVF and putting them into long-term storage so they can be thawed and transferred in a later cycle. Freezing lets a couple use spare embryos later without going through another round of egg collection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storing Embryos cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $603.

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

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $22 to $347Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,413
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $490

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Vermont than in Montana. 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· 28th of 51

$490

VT $1,514MT $324

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.