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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Kentucky 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 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 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$17.38$15.85 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.22 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $39
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $19professional $17

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
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $17.38 · 41st 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.