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Sperm And Cervical Mucus Penetration Study

Alabama rates for HCPCS 89330

A laboratory study in which a semen sample and a sample of cervical mucus are brought together on a slide, and the laboratory watches how far and how well the sperm move into and through the mucus. The mucus at the entrance to the womb is a barrier sperm have to cross on the way to an egg, and this shows whether they can. It is done in the laboratory on samples collected separately, not on a sample taken from the body after intercourse.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sperm And Cervical Mucus Penetration Study cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$5.13 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $14Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $8

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
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
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 11th of 51

$13.80

AK $23.44NE $7.24

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.