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rkbo · November 2013

Hi everyone, I am new here and was curious of a few things.

My wife and I are just in the beginning process of ttc. Tomorrow I am actually getting my first labs done for our RE, next week I will have my ultrasound done to see if my fallopian tubes are open, etc.

We really liked our RE, so we are moving forward with her and didn't go see any others. I am curious if these look like the same prices you guys have paid for things. Our insurance doesn't pay a dime of anything. I am kind of wondering if we are getting hosed.

Cycle Ultrasounds $270 each may have 2-4 US done within the cycle

Cycle Laboratory Testing $75 each may have 3-5 Labs done within the cycle

Insemination $180 each Doctors do 2 back to back

Insemination Sperm Prep $135 each Doctors do 2 back to back

The fertility clinic is also requesting that we have a co-parenting agreement written up by an attorney. I called their attorney today and they said that was going to cost about $1200. I have since requested that this be waived since we are married. The receptionist said she will ask the Dr. and get back to me. She thinks the Dr. will be fine with it. Did any of you have to do this before ttc?

So according to their items, I could be paying $1395 to $2085 before the purchase of sperm. We are going with California Cryobank, so that will probably come to about $1500 per month for 2 vials. Oh, and I forgot to add in the Clomid, that they say is going to be $50-100 depending on the pharmacy.

Thanks in advance for any input or advice you may have.

StacyLH24 · November 2013

Welcome and congrats on beginning your journey.

I think the costs sound about right. It is about $214 every time I have an u/s and $207 for an IUI. Up to this point, I have had two ultrasounds per cycle. My RE's office only does one vial per IUI. There is no separate charge for sperm prep. Maybe it is because our samples are pre-washed? I'm not really sure. I'm not sure about the cost for Clomid. I used Femara. Also, I have great health insurance as far as IUI coverage goes, so I'm only paying copays thankfully. After three cycles our out of pocket expenses would have been over $3000.00 based on a recent receipt I saw from our RE's office. That does not include the sperm.

Is there a specific reason why you chose California Cryobank? We are using NW Cryobank. It is $300/vial plus $169 to ship. You can ship quite a few at a time if your RE's office can store them.

We were not asked to do any sort of legal paperwork by our office. We live in NY and are legally married.

Hope that is helpful. There is a thread from a while back where many of us broke down our costs. I'm not sure how to get it while I'm mobile bumping.

StacyLH24 · November 2013

I found the thread where many of our costs are posted. I'm not sure how to post the link though. It is titled Cost of Conceiving and is from September 3.

StacyLH24 · November 2013

If you want to stick around with us, we have a TTC Check-In every Monday and various other threads throughout the week. We would love to get to know you better and follow you through your journey

trisholio · November 2013

Most of the prices sounds about right on par. We are lucky that we have great insurance that covers everything (well 80-90%) except sperm and we are using a known donor. We have had about $1000 out of pocket so far. Considering how much most people pay, we are very lucky.

We live in Ohio and do not have same sex marriage or second parent adoption. Our RE did not require any type of documentation like a co-parenting agreement. That is a little crazy, I am sure they don't require that from straight couples, so I would be a little offended.

Best of luck to you!

KH826 · November 2013

Welcome! Those costs do sound like they are in the average range; however, I don't think you will need 4 u/s per cycle (or anything close to that) unless there are issues discovered that require closer monitoring. When I was doing IUIs, I typically only had 1 u/s per cycle around CD12, and only occasionally would need a 2nd u/s priority to the IUI. I had one baseline u/s at CD3 when we were first getting started, but didn't repeat this each cycle because there was no reason to believe baseline had changed at all. Just make sure your RE knows you are paying out of pocket and that you are concerned about unnecessary costs. I did 5 IUIs and with the cost of sperm we paid a little over $8500 for those 5 cycles. We decided to move to IVF after that mainly due to cost effectiveness since we had already paid the cost of a fresh IVF cycle for 5 IUIs at that point ... Anyway, my point being that cost can be a major factor in this if you are paying out of pocket, so make sure your RE understands that and is willing to keep that in mind when recommending what is next. Also, we were not asked to sign a coparenting agreement, but I have heard of this before. Hopefully they are willing to waive that for you since you are married. Good luck!

ball.and.chain · November 2013

I don't have any idea about costs (my insurance covered everything), but I just wanted to say welcome to the board.

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