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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $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$166$126 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$195 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $195 to $245Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $126 to $251
$100$200$500facility $245professional $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
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th 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.