Semen analysis cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 17 hospitals list a cash price for semen analysis: volume, sperm count, motility and morphology: from $12.06 to $1,276.35, with a median of $576.50. The lowest listed price is at Hsa St. Joseph — $564.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $129.00 at 107 hospitals.
- The median here, $576.50, is 426% above the US median of $109.65.
- That is 46.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.31).
- Houston, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 89320, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 SEMEN ANAL VOL/COUNT/MOT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.06 | $583.14 | $6.34–$583.14 | 98% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 SEMEN ANALYSIS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $12.31 | $740.00 | $22.10–$481.00 | 98% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 SEMEN ANALYSIS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $12.31 | $740.00 | $22.10–$481.00 | 98% |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC SEMEN ANALYSIS, VOLUME, COUNT, MOTILITY, AND DIFFERENTIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $43.55 | $65.00 | $17.55–$61.75 | 33% |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 SEMEN ANALYSIS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $44.42 | $126.90 | $12.31–$95.18 | 65% |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC SEMEN ANALYSIS, VOLUME, COUNT, MOTILITY & DIFFERENTIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $45.56 | $68.00 | $18.36–$64.60 | 33% |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 SEMEN ANALYSIS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $45.68 | $130.50 | $10.18–$104.93 | 65% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $876.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC SEMEN COUNT & STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $576.50 | $1,153.00 | — | 50% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Alvin, TX · (281) 332-2511 SEMEN ANALYSIS COMPLETE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,276.35 | $1,276.35 | $76.58–$1,148.71 | — |
| HCA Houston Mainland Texas City, TX · (281) 332-2511 Semen analysis; volume, count, motility, and differential +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,276.35 | $1,276.35 | $12.31–$1,148.71 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $12.06, median $576.50, highest $1,276.35 — a 105.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $576.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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