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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

North Dakota 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 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$191$148 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$977 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,479Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $145 to $977
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $191

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
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 35th of 51

$891

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.