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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 5 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$977 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,047Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,000
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th 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.