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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

Missouri 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 October 2026.

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

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$12.02$7.24 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$15.49 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $79Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $12

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
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
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
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.75

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$14.45

AK $33.11GA $8.32

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.