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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Sperm Function Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$15.14$15.14 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$16.98 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $15 to $93Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $20
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $44professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$43.65

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $15.85 · 46th 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.