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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Illinois 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$245$123 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $195 to $851Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $93 to $251
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $245professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$316.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$245

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.