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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Florida 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 7 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$123$123 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$123 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,479Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $115 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$134.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$123

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.