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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Ohio 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 7 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$182$132 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$282 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $182 to $468Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $126 to $355
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $182

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
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 30th of 51

$204

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.