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Finding Sperm in a Testicular Tissue Sample

New York 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$107 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$56.23 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $49 to $372Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $107 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $68professional $162

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
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43

Where New York 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.

New York· 31st of 51

$138

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.