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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

Maryland 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 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$10.96$9.12 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$8.91 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$6.61
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in West Virginia 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$10.96

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.