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Specialized Sperm Function Test

North Carolina 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$14.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$15.85 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $89Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $16

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$15.85

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.