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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

Louisiana 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$13.18$10.96 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$14.45 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $14.45 · 24th 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.