Estimated Program Expenses
Circle Guarantee (USA)
The Circle Guarantee Program offers Intended Parents a level of security above the standard programs. If a pregnancy is not reached after 3 transfers and you do not wish to continue, the vast majority of your funds will be returned—in particular, those paid to Circle, to your fertility clinic, and those collected for reimbursement to the surrogate. Funds paid to third parties (donor fees, medications, lab work, etc.) cannot be refunded. Intended parents who choose this program will work exclusively with selected fertility IVF/clinics throughout the process. In addition, intended parents may need to agree to specific parameters within the program, such as: limiting their egg donor choices to a ‘super’ donor, agreeing to a double embryo transfer and completing a minimum number of full transfers.
The estimates below are those costs paid to or through Circle. For an estimate including IVF and insurance, download the PDF below.
Standard Costs |
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| Gestational Carrier Related Professional Fees | $24,950.00 |
| First installment agency fee (due upon execution of Agreement for Services) | $12,450.00 |
| Second installment agency fee (due upon execution of Carrier Agreement) | $7,500.00 |
| Guarantee fee | $5,000.00 |
| Gestational Carrier Screening Costs | $560.00 |
| Psychological testing exam for Carrier | $500.00 |
| Criminal history inquiry fees | $60.00 |
| Gestational Carrier Compensation and Other Expenses | $30,100.00 |
| Carrier's payments | $22,500.00 |
| Carrier's IVF transfer payments (for completion of each embryo transfer procedure) | $500.00 |
| Carrier's maternity clothing allowance | $500.00 |
| Advance on Carrier and Donor travel expenses | $3,000.00 |
| Carrier's monthly allowance once matched (in lieu of itemized costs) ($200/month est. for 12 months) (Exhibit 2a) | $2,400.00 |
| Carrier's lost wages (following a vaginal delivery) | $1,200.00 |
| Egg Donor Compensation, Agency & Legal Fees, Screening and Other Expenses | $16,500.00 |
| Egg Donor’s payments | $8,000.00 |
| Egg Donor's attorney's fees | $500.00 |
| Intended Parent(s)’s attorney’s fees for drafting of Egg Donor Contract | $1,000.00 |
| Egg Donor agency fee | $6,500.00 |
| Psychological testing exam for Egg Donor | $500.00 |
| Gestational Carrier Related Legal Fees, Expenses and Finalization of Parental Rights | $13,000.00 |
| Carrier's attorney's fees | $1,000.00 |
| Intended Parent(s)'s attorney's fees for drafting of Carrier Agreement | $2,500.00 |
| Office expenses | $750.00 |
| Trust Administration | $1,750.00 |
| Fees for legal proceedings for one child, including fees for Circle legal supervision. Additional filing fees, DNA testing charges, and twin supplements may apply | $7,000.00 |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker Support Fees | $3,500.00 |
| Social Worker’s flat fee (support & advocacy for two carriers) | $3,500.00 |
| TOTAL Excluding 3rd Party Medical and Insurance Services | $88,610.00 |