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Finding Sperm in a Testicular Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 89264

A laboratory works through a small piece of tissue taken from the testicle, teasing it apart and searching under the microscope for sperm inside it. Sperm that are found are identified and prepared for use in fertility treatment. The tissue may be freshly obtained or previously frozen.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Finding Sperm in a Testicular Tissue Sample cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$302$110 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$302 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $282 to $501Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $60 to $363
$20$50$100$200$500facility $347professional $302

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in Vermont than in Michigan. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$316

VT $501MI $19.95

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.