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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

Alabama rates for HCPCS 89321

A laboratory examination of a semen sample to see whether sperm are present and, if any are found, whether they are moving. It is a focused check rather than a full fertility workup with counts and shape analysis. It is most often used to confirm that a vasectomy has worked.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 5 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$11.48$10.72 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.18 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $24Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $14professional $11

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
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.98

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $13.18 · 34th of 51
WV $105DC $9.12

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.