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Cell Sampling of Embryos for Genetic Testing

Texas 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 Texas, 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 $692 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 8 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$933 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$148 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $54 to $1,096Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,096
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $692professional $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
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$60,255.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,398,832.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 27th 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.