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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Nevada 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 Nevada, 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 4 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$126 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,349Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $245
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $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
$245.47
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 22nd 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.