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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Colorado 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 negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 6 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$166$126 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$138 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $138 to $468Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $112 to $245
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$275.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 37th 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.