Some maybe useful data on infertility treatment costs

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Average cost of an IUI cycle: $865; Median Cost: $350 Average Cost of an IVF cycle using fresh embryos (not including medications): $8,158; Median Cost: $7,500 Average additional cost of ICSI procedure:$1,544; Median Cost: $1,500 Average additional cost of PGD procedure: $3,550; Median Cost: $3,200 (Note: Medications for IVF are $3,000 $5,000 per fresh cycle on average.) Several interesting trends in clinic pricing have surfaced: In areas with few infertility clinics, prices, on average, are higher High cost of living does not equate to high treatment costs IUI prices ranged from $275 to $2,457—a huge differential. Some prices quoted include medications, blood work and sonograms; others do not—hence the huge price differential. ICSI prices across the country are within $500 of each other—$1,000 to $1,500. Conclusion Patients seeking ART such as IVF should choose their physician carefully and weigh a number of factors. If cost is a factor in your decision making, ask the clinic for a detailed list of procedures and corresponding costs, and follow up with these questions: Are medications, tests, lab work and consultations included in the cost of treatment? Does the clinic provide financial counseling and psychological counseling? If so, are there fees for these services? Since most patients do not have insurance coverage for infertility treatment, knowing the costs up front makes good financial sense.

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Expensive thing and take care of what's written in bold up there. I even found a study showing that total sum of all costs of IVF treatment is up to 40000 $! And that infertility makes up 1% of all health costs in medicine! mh, I wonder, are there more than 100 major treatments in medicine other than IVF? Because if so we would exceed 100%! IVF is insanely expensive in relation to other medical treatments!

Some maybe useful data on infertility treatment costs