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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

North Carolina 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 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$151$123 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $339Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $98 to $245
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $151

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
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$178

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.