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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 89329

A specialized laboratory test that goes beyond a routine semen analysis to check how well sperm can move through and penetrate a barrier, rather than just counting them and watching how they swim. It is used in a male fertility work-up when standard testing has not explained why conception is not happening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Sperm Function Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 4 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$18.62$17.38 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.49 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $22
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $19

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
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $18.62 · 32nd of 51
SD $38.02DC $14.79

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.