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Donna
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Prices for procedures
Since my insurance won't cover any of these I thought I'd post the prices so that you ladies could let me know if this is the average price or other drs are less/more. DH and I are going to have pay for everything! Thanks!
Consultations $60-250
Office visits $40-100
Sonograms $225
Bloodowork (each individual test) $70-75
IUI procedure $350
Basic IVF cycle w/cycle monitoring $7300
IVF procedure only $4000
Frozen embryo transfer w/o monitoring $1000
Frozen embryo transfer cycle w/monitoring $2500
Frozen embryo transfer cycle w/monitoring and AH $3000
Anesthesia $700
Cryopreservation of Embryos (inc. 6 mos. of storage) $1000
Embryo storage fee (quarterly) $195
Cyropreservation of sperm $300
Assisted Hatching (AH) $500
ICSI $2500
Ultrasonic Guidance at Embryo Transfer $300
FYI: this price list came from Reproductive Specialists of NY
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MrsJ
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Re: Prices for procedures
Donna, First, thank you for the information...it will be helpful since I will be going to RSof NY next week. Second, I cannot belive your ins doesn't cover ANYTHING!?!?! OMG!  Have you looked in to possibly getting suplemental insurance? I'm sorry your co. doesn't cover anything.
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| Posted 6/24/05 9:03 AM |
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Donna
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Re: Prices for procedures
Posted by kelleherkm
Donna, First, thank you for the information...it will be helpful since I will be going to RSof NY next week. Second, I cannot belive your ins doesn't cover ANYTHING!?!?! OMG! Have you looked in to possibly getting suplemental insurance? I'm sorry your co. doesn't cover anything.
Thanks Kathy! Well for now all of the initial testing/consultation/bloodwork is covered, according to my insurance co once I am diagnosed infertile they stop paying, but until I do I'm covered.
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MrsJ
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Re: Prices for procedures
Posted by Donna
Posted by kelleherkm
Donna, First, thank you for the information...it will be helpful since I will be going to RSof NY next week. Second, I cannot belive your ins doesn't cover ANYTHING!?!?! OMG! Have you looked in to possibly getting suplemental insurance? I'm sorry your co. doesn't cover anything.
Thanks Kathy! Well for now all of the initial testing/consultation/bloodwork is covered, according to my insurance co once I am diagnosed infertile they stop paying, but until I do I'm covered.
Oh yes...isn't that great? My ins. co. pays for the diagnosis of infertility but NOT the treatment...well, not too much of it anyway. They'll pay for the HSG, the laperscopy, etc...but not too much else. DH and I were already thinking about selling our boat and getting a pool, but now I think we shold sell the boat and bank the $ for the "infertility fund"
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Bxgell2
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Re: Prices for procedures
OMG, that is absolutely insane how much this stuff costs, especially considering that 90% of the insurance companies barely cover any of it! And, yet, somehow, men can get prescriptions left and right for Viagra, and it's covered by insurance... this world just doesn't make any sense
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| Posted 6/24/05 10:42 AM |
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rose825
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Re: Prices for procedures
NYS actually has a law that you insurance company must provide some coverage (even if it is a limited amount- I think the limit is 10K lifetime) UNLESS it is a self-funded company. I have 1199 which is my union and they fall under self-funded so they only pay up to the diagnosis. Luckily I have Oxford secondary though my husband so they pay some, but not alot, this stuff adds up quickly.
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dm24angel
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Re: Prices for procedures
I work in health insurance. Monday I will go online at work and tell you how much we pay for each procedure to a typical DR. That will help. YOU can tell the DR that if they were participating, or your insurance covered it, this is how much they would pay. Dr's ( well some) DO NEGOTIATE prices. You just have to push it a little bit, see if they bite.
I do know we Pay $245 a session for Artifical Insemination. Thats for a NYC Dr too, the highest cost in NY.
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Susan
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Re: Prices for procedures
Had my appt with RE of NY yesterday and my doc said a normal IVF cycle costs more than $10K. 
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Susan
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Re: Prices for procedures
Another thing to consider though (trying to be optimistic here): My RE has something called shared responsibility whereby you pay for two cycles up front ($20K+), and if you do not have a viable pregnancy after two cycles, they will pay for the cost of IVF only (not meds, U/S, bloodwork, etc.) for up to six cycles. If you decide to opt out of IVF at any given point, you will be reimbursed 70%! If your doctor doesn't mention it, ask.
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bellarina
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Re: Prices for procedures
Posted by Susan
Another thing to consider though (trying to be optimistic here): My RE has something called shared responsibility whereby you pay for two cycles up front ($20K+), and if you do not have a viable pregnancy after two cycles, they will pay for the cost of IVF only (not meds, U/S, bloodwork, etc.) for up to six cycles. If you decide to opt out of IVF at any given point, you will be reimbursed 70%! If your doctor doesn't mention it, ask.
WOW! that sounds like a good deal! 20K is still a lot of money!  However, it looks like a great opportunity!
Good Luck!
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DebG
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Re: Prices for procedures
I also read about a different kind of shared program for IVF.
It's where you share the cost of your cycle with a family when the woman can't produce eggs of her own. When you do the egg retrieval, the other woman gets half the eggs and she pays for half the cost of the injectables and the egg retrieval.
I don't know any further information though because I only read about it in passing.
Perhaps it's something you would like to research and consider though.
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Posted by Donna
Posted by kelleherkm
Donna, First, thank you for the information...it will be helpful since I will be going to RSof NY next week. Second, I cannot belive your ins doesn't cover ANYTHING!?!?! OMG! Have you looked in to possibly getting suplemental insurance? I'm sorry your co. doesn't cover anything.
Thanks Kathy! Well for now all of the initial testing/consultation/bloodwork is covered, according to my insurance co once I am diagnosed infertile they stop paying, but until I do I'm covered.
I had insurance like that too until I changed insurance companies...I paid about $5,000 in 2 months for 2 months of monitoring and IUI's...it adds up fast!
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