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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Oregon 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$123$112 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$245 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $162 to $617Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,023
$100$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $269professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$123.03

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 47th of 51

$123

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.