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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Louisiana 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$23.44$18.62 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$23.44 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $71Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $27professional $23

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
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$42.66

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $23.99 · 15th 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.