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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 July 2026.

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

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$9.33$9.33 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$19.50 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $9 to $123Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $52professional $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
$9.33
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $12.59 · 38th 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.