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Assisted Fertilization of Eggs in the Laboratory

Iowa rates for HCPCS 89281

A laboratory step in fertility treatment where an embryologist uses fine instruments under a microscope to place sperm directly into collected eggs, instead of leaving sperm and eggs to combine on their own in a dish. It is used when sperm are few or slow-moving, or when fertilization failed in an earlier attempt. The eggs are then watched over the following days to see which have fertilized.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Assisted Fertilization of Eggs in the Laboratory cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$891 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$380 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,585Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $955

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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa sits

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

Iowa· 7th of 51

$955

VT $1,995MT $79.43

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.