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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Alabama rates for HCPCS 89259

Laboratory work to freeze a sperm sample so it can be kept for use in fertility treatment later. The sample is mixed with a protective solution, cooled in controlled steps and placed into liquid nitrogen. It covers the freezing work itself; keeping the sample in storage over time is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing Sperm for Later Use cost?

$166

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $166.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $166Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $123 to $245
$20$50$100$200facility $129professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$166

SD $269HI $105

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.