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Freezing Sperm for Later Use

Rhode Island 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 facility fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $54 to $794Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $240professional $105

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
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th 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.