Typical Costs For Infertility Treatments
One of the major considerations when planning your infertility treatment has to be what treatments can we afford? What is covered by insurance and what is not? Are there less expensive alternatives? The costs covered here are your typical costs, but you should be aware of the fact that costs are going to vary by location and by clinic/doctor. Costs will also vary by what your cause of infertility is as this will indicate which treatments will be effective for you. Not every couple will be undergoing the same treatments, so costs will vary. This is just an example of what you may expect, so that you can plan ahead. (costs in U.S. dollars from late 2006)
Testing:
The average fees for the following tests that are normally performed prior to treatment (without insurance):
Semen Analysis (SA): $40
FSH testing: can range from $35 to $60
LH testing: $35 to $60
Ultrasound (each): $200
Hysterosalpingogram: range from $600 to $900
Endometrial Biopsy: $300
Diagnostic Laparoscopy: $1,500
Medications:
Clomid: $750 per cycle
Suprefact: $100 per injection
Estradiol: $100 per cycle
Progesterone: $100 per cycle
Testosterone: $90 per cycle
Male Procedures:
PESA: $2,000
TESE: $3,000
Donor Sperm: $150
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
IUI: range from $300 to $500 per cycle
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the procedure of having sperm deposited into a woman’s uterus by artificial means.
IVF: range from $6,000 to $10,000 per cycle
In vitro Fertilization is considered an elective procedure and as such, is rarely covered by insurance programs.
To give you an idea of a breakdown for the IVF here is an average fee schedule:
There are usually 4 visits to the RE office during cycle preparation at a cost of $365 each visit.
Vaginal ultrasounds are $400 for 4 of them
Laboratory monitoring – again 4 of these will be $400
Everything including Basic IVF cycle, ICSI and cryopreserve is a Total $5,525 and this does NOT include any medications.
Medications can run from $2,000 to $2,500 per IVF cycle. At the high end, some clinics charge $4,000 for medication. You can certainly shop around for the best price for medications once your RE tells you what medications, strengths, dosage and brand name preference if any. Medication costs can really vary a lot, even for the same medication so it really is best to shop around.
Some clinics include injection training as an included part of the cost package. You may want to ask your particular clinic if they do injection training and if there is a separate charge for it.
ICSI Charges (Direct sperm injection) range from $750 to $850
To preserve any retrieved eggs for FET (cryopreserve for 2 years) is $500
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET): $3,000 per cycle
Blastocyst Culture (culture of embryo past 3 days) is $250
Donor Embryos: $4,000
Donor Eggs: range of $3,000 to $6,000
There are also additional costs associated with fertility treatments that you need to also take into consideration, such as:
Consultations with a Reproductive Specialists (RE): range from $150 to $300 per visit
Additional hospital costs: $1,000
Screening costs: $100 per screening
The two most inexpensive treatments are the IUI and ovulation testing. The price varies considerably for an IUI depending on whether it is a natural IUI (without medication or monitoring), or an IUI with medication and monitoring. On average the natural IUI will range from $200-300. The cost of medications, ultrasounds and bloodwork can make a considerable difference, if they are needed or desired. Someone on injectable medications with monitoring may spend between $5,000-6,000. Ovulation test strips average $17.50 for 10 strips.
