Information for GPs | Costs

Costs of treatment

Understanding the costs involved with fertility treatment can often be confusing.

Here at Fertility Associates we like to make things simple, so we have laid out the basic costs of consultations and various treatments for you below. If you have any further questions in regards to cost, please contact us.

Many people are eligible to have their fertility treatment publicly funded – our specialists can check your eligibility when you see them and offer treatment right here at Fertility Associates.

Prices are effective as of 1 April 2012 and inclusive of GST. 

FEES STRUCTURE FOR CHRISTCHURCH PATIENTS: Valid as of 1 April 2012, Click here to view the full price list (PDF).

 

Initial consultation for a First Fertility appointment

• Auckland $250 plus tests (see below for test costs)  

  (including appointments held in Whangarei, West Auckland, East Auckland and on the North Shore)
  - An appointment with an Endocrinologist is $390 plus tests - Remuera and North Shore clinic only

• Hamilton $190 plus tests (see below for test costs)

  (including appointments held in Tauranga and New Plymouth)

• Wellington $260 plus tests (see below for test costs)

  (including appointments held in Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Palmerston North and Nelson)

• Christchurch $250 plus tests

  (including appointments held in Nelson and Queenstown for Drs Phillipson and Wakeman)

 

Follow up fertility consultation (per appointment)

• Auckland $150

  (including appointments held in Whangarei, West Auckland, East Auckland and on the North Shore)  
  - A follow up appointment with an Endcrinologist is $200 plus tests - Remuera clinic only

• Hamilton $100

  (including appointments held in Tauranga and New Plymouth)

• Wellington $170

  (including appointments held in Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Palmerston North and Nelson)

• Christchurch $135 plus tests

  (including appointments held in Nelson and Queenstown for Drs Phillipson and Wakeman)

 

Anti Mullarian Hormone - AMH (per test)

• test is $75, with a $25 courier fee for blood collected outside of Auckland. 
  

  This test is done in conjunction with a First Fertility appointment and is an additional charge.
   

Specialist semen analysis (per test)

• by our embryologists starts from $85

 

Ovulation Induction (per month/cycle)

• starts from $295 per month of treatment.
   

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) starts from (per month/cycle)

• IUI cycle includes follicle & ovulation monitoring as required $1,445 plus the cost of drugs if required

IVF cycle starts from (per cycle)

• $7,260 plus the cost of drugs.

• The amount of drugs required for an IVF cycle varies from patient to patient and from cycle to cycle.  The drug regimen is a choice for you and your doctor.  The average cost is about $3,000.

• Find out more about the typical cost of IVF here.  Our new Advance Payment Plan is now available at all Fertility Associates' clinics.

   

ICSI (per cycle)

• ICSI is an additional $2,055 per IVF cycle 

Typical cost of an IVF cycle

The cost of an IVF cycle varies from couple to couple depending on their individual circumstances. Typical costs (including an average cost for drugs) are outlined in the IVF Fees Guide which can be viewed by following this link – IVF Fees Guide (PDF) . Our new Advance Payment Plan is now available at all Fertility Associates' clinics. The costs outlined in this fees guide show typical costs for an IVF cycle. The main variation in costs are due to: the amount of drugs an individual patient needs; whether your pathology lab requires you to pay for blood tests; whether you are having scans outside of a Fertility Associates clinic; whether there is another service required for your cycle which is outside the standard IVF cycle e.g. ICSI or assisted hatching or back up sperm freezing and storage.

Fertility Cover

Fertility Associates is offering a new three-cycle IVF payment programme, Fertility CoverTM. Fertility Cover^TM gives you three chances to have a baby – and also gives you the comfort of knowing in advance what the cost of your treatment will be. As extra reassurance, if the treatment should prove to be unsuccessful we will refund 70% of the cost of the programme, reducing the financial stress of private treatment. Find out more about Fertility Cover^TM here

Pricing for Fertility CoverTM based on the age of the woman
Age Band	Fertility Cover fee, incl. GST	Refund amount (70%)	Avg. cost of single IVF Cycle (incl. drugs, ICSI & thawed embryo replacement)
=< 33	$26,000	$18,200	$13,300
34 to 35	$28,000	$19,600	$13,300
36 to 37	$30,000	$21,000	$12,800
38 to 39	$32,000	$22,400	$12,500

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - PGD (per cycle)

• PGD averages $21,500 per cycle inclusive of IVF and embryo biopsy
   

Embryo Freezing and Storage

• Embryo Freezing is included in the cost of IVF.
  This includes six months of free storage. The costs for storage after the initial six month period is $240 per year.

 

Thawed Embryo Replacement (per replacement cycle)

• Thawed embryo replacement starts from $1,625 per replacement

Sperm Freezing and Storage

• Sperm Freezing is $200
• This includes six months of free storage. The costs for storage after the initial six month period is $240 per year.

Counselling (per session)

• Counselling per session is $140

Other Options

For cycles involving the following options, please contact your local clinic or discuss with your doctor the price of these services:

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• Donor Services - egg, sperm, embryo
• Fertility preservation - egg freezing, ovarian tissue freezing, testicular tissue freezing
• Assisted hatching
• Surrogacy
• Fertility surgery

 

Prices for our Obstetric Services, Endocrinologists and general Gynaecology are available by contacting your local clinic.

For more information on paying for treatment, accessing treatment and public funding take a look here:

• paying for treatment

• accessing treatment

• public funding.