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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

South 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, 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 $1,230 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 4 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 $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$1,230 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,288Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,549
$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 25th 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.