go back

Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Connecticut 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 4 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$174$129 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$145 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $417Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $105 to $245
$20$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $174

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 33rd of 51

$174

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.