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Semen Analysis for Count and Movement

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Semen Analysis for Count and Movement cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.71 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$17.78 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $54Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $13

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
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.32
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
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
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.38

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$12.88

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.