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Freezing And Storing Embryos

Maine 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?

$398

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $479.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $22Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $309 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $22professional $398

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
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 49th of 51

$398

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.