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Semen Check for Sperm Presence and Movement

South Carolina 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$11.48 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$23.99 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $13 to $74Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $18

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 51

$20.42

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.