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Semen Analysis for Count and Movement

Alabama rates for HCPCS 89310

Examines a semen sample in the laboratory to count how many sperm are present and to assess how well they move. It is a standard first step in evaluating male fertility and in checking the result of a vasectomy. The sample is produced by the patient and must reach the laboratory promptly to give a reliable result.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Semen Analysis for Count and Movement cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$5.13 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.02
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 12th of 51

$12.02

KS $28.18MD $6.92

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.