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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Washington, DC 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$14.79$14.79 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$14.79 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $15 to $145Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $102
$10$20$50$100$200facility $33professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$45.71

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$14.79

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.