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Specialized Sperm Function Test

South 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$19.50$15.14 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.50 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $15 to $123Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $19

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$35.48
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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.16

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 25th of 51

$19.50

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.