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Specialized Sperm Function Test

Maryland 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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Sperm Function Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $15.85.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50facility $14professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$14.79

AK $43.65NE $13.80

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.