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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

Missouri rates for HCPCS 89291

A laboratory specialist uses fine instruments under a microscope to take a small number of cells from developing embryos so they can be tested genetically before transfer. The embryos are handled in a controlled environment and returned to culture. This version applies when a larger group of embryos is sampled in the same cycle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $977 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$891 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$457 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $151 to $9,550Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Hawaii than in Oklahoma. 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$977

HI $5,129OK $200

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.