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Semen Analysis for Count and Movement

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Semen Analysis for Count and Movement cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 7 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$9.55$6.92 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$12.88 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $7 to $107Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $10

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
$7.41
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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 Carolina· 11th of 51

$12.88

NE $45.71DC $6.46

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.