OTHER COST CONSIDERATIONS FOR GESTATIONAL SURROGACY with EGG SHARING (2010 - USA)
While the costs in the previous page are to be expected, the costs below are only possible contingent extras. No one in our program has ever had to pay all of the expenses listed here, and some get by without ever paying any of the expenses listed here. We do not collect any of the sums dictated by chance as part of the trust fund, but will collect those that may be dictated by the circumstances of your carrier and/or donor and those that may be created by choices
you
have made.[4]
| FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (if first transfer fails) |
| Surrogate Compensation and Related Expenses | $1,100.00 |
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| IVF transfer fees -avg- | $500.00 |
| Monthly expense allowance - Additional 3 months | $600.00 |
| Medical Fees (will vary depending on medical facility chosen; average example follows) | $4,600.00 |
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| Medical fees for one frozen embryo cycle ($2,500 to $3,000) | $2,900.00 |
| Medications for surrogate | $1,200.00 |
| Additional monitoring for the surrogate | $500.00 |
| TOTAL for Frozen Embryo Transfer | $5,700.00 |
| Circumstances of your Selected Donor or Carrier: Variable Costs which may also be incurred dependent upon individual surrogate or donor selected: |
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| Surrogate spouse/partner medical screening — actual costs will apply | included above |
| Egg Donor spouse/partner medical screening — actual costs will apply | included above |
| Chance Events: Other variable costs which may be incurred due to certain chance events that may arise during the process but cannot be predicted: |
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| Surrogate's compensation for lost wages or childcare/babysitting — only at doctor's order-cap | $3,500.00 |
| Multiple birth compensation (higher to experienced surrogate) | $3,000.00 |
| Caesarean Section compensation to surrogate (as applicable) | $1,500.00 |
| Amniocentesis, CVS, D&C, selective reduction, cerclage, abortion compensation to surrogate (per procedure) | $500.00 |
| Medical procedure cost for Fetal Reduction (if not covered by insurance) | $2,500.00 |
| Choice: Range of costs that depend at least in part on your individual choices |
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| Second Intended Parent Screening (if gay and both men intending to parent) | $1,850.00 |
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| Higher surrogate compensation (for experienced surrogates)- avg. | $5,000 to $10,000 |
| Higher egg donor compensation (for experienced donors): additional for most expensive | $0.00 |
| Surrogate's Travel & Expenses for Screening, meals, childcare, hotel, airfare, car, etc. if surrogate lives out of area | $1,850.00 |
| Surrogate's Travel & Expenses for each IVF including meals, childcare, hotel, air, car, etc. if surrogate lives out of area | $3,150.00 |
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| Rematch with new surrogate (after transfer) | $5,000.00 |
| Additional insurance premium if taking highest level of insurance | $3,200.00 |
| Additional deductible is surrogate carrying one child and complications arise | $2,500.00 |
| Additional deductible above previous if surrogate carrying twins or has a c-section | $7,500.00 |
[4]While the costs above are to be expected, the costs below are only possible contingent extras. No one in our program has
ever had to pay all of the expenses listed here, and some get by without ever paying any of the expenses listed here. We do
not collect any of the other sums dictated by chance as part of the trust fund, but will collect those that may be dictated by the
circumstances of your carrier and/or donor and those that may be created by choices you have made. The most
common extras are second transfers of $5,700 (happens about 30% of the time), twins additional costs of between $3,000 and $8,000 (happens about 40% of the time) travel of $2950 to $4000 for donors (happens about 50% of the time, except that it is irrelevant to the Egg Bank and Egg Sharing programs), travel of $5000 for carriers (happens about 80% of the time, unless you are willing to wait an extra couple of months for a local carrier).
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