The Cost of IVF and potential funding
When I found out I was going to go the IVF route, a friend sent me a link to to Conceive Online. But I was too overwhelmed to look into it at the time. It was enough for me to focus on doctor appointments and the twice daily injections. When you are in the midst of IVF, it’s hard to raise your head up and look around you. Hey, being 10 weeks pregnant, it’s hard to raise your head up, etc.
I came across the site today and found some information I had been looking for about IVF funding. They state that the average cost per cycle runs about $12,500 and this was the case for us in New York City. But everything costs about 30% more than it should in Manhattan. It makes me wonder if other states might be less expensive. Somehow, I think not. The site also notes that 14 states require at least partial funding for IVF treatment (Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and West Virginia). I found this information hopeful, but also disheartening. What about the other 36 states? Columbia-Presbyterian (where we went for cycles 1 and 2) participated in the statewide program and encouraged us to apply. We were lucky enough to have full coverage for that facility (they were in our insurance network). but ended up going out of network to the doctor who eventually created the cocktail that got us knocked up.
Here’s a link to Conceive’s article entitled “How Much Does It Cost.” There you will also find a link to the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination where you can find out more information on funding by state.
