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Finding Sperm in a Testicular Tissue Sample

Alabama 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?

$107

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $107.

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 $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $107Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $263 to $380
$50$100$200facility $105professional $380

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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$107

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.