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Sperm Washing And Preparation

Arizona rates for HCPCS 89260

A laboratory step that separates the healthiest, most active sperm from the rest of a semen sample and concentrates them, so they can be used for insemination or for further testing. An assessment of the sample is carried out as part of the same work.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sperm Washing And Preparation cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$97.72 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$100 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $60 to $562Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $81 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$131.83

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Illinois than in Colorado. 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.

Arizona· 5th of 51

$129

IL $501CO $31.62

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.