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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

Colorado 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$9.33$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$16.98 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $10 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $33professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12.02 · 40th 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.