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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

New York 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$832$832 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$195 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,570Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,288
$100$1K$10Kfacility $501professional $832

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
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where New York 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$832

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.