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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Iowa 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 7 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$21.38$15.14 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$19.50 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $129
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $35professional $21

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
$15.14
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $25.70 · 12th 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.