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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Massachusetts 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 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$219$123 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$166 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $380Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $93 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $219

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
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$933.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$933.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th of 51

$209

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.