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beachmama
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IVF w Dr. B
My insurance has no coverage for IVF. What are the OOP costs for IVF w Dr. B, all in? Does he do any packages (ie buy a few at once at a discount).
Thanks.
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mrsanonymous
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Re: IVF w Dr. B
I recently received the pricing packet...I can send it to you if you'd like. Not sure if I can put an attachment in fm? If not we can exch email. Its easier to send you the packet bc there are a lot of diff prices. Another option...if you call the office they will send it right to you.
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CindySN23
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IVF w Dr. B
If you are totally OOP def shop around and see what the different RE's charge. I know it sounds harsh but IVF is a business and you have to consider the costs as well as the RE/facility.
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| Posted 5/8/13 7:59 AM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: IVF w Dr. B
Posted by mama2b
If you are totally OOP def shop around and see what the different RE's charge. I know it sounds harsh but IVF is a business and you have to consider the costs as well as the RE/facility.
unless you have losses/immune issues and see Dr B for that, id definitely shop around
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| Posted 5/8/13 9:35 AM |
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jellybean78
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Re: IVF w Dr. B
Posted by AngnShaun
Posted by mama2b
If you are totally OOP def shop around and see what the different RE's charge. I know it sounds harsh but IVF is a business and you have to consider the costs as well as the RE/facility.
unless you have losses/immune issues and see Dr B for that, id definitely shop around
Dr. T at SIRM also does immune issues but he's in the city. Good luck
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beachmama
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Re: IVF w Dr. B
Posted by AngnShaun
Posted by mama2b
If you are totally OOP def shop around and see what the different RE's charge. I know it sounds harsh but IVF is a business and you have to consider the costs as well as the RE/facility.
unless you have losses/immune issues and see Dr B for that, id definitely shop around
I have recurrent pregnancy losses and significant immunological issues.
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| Posted 5/8/13 12:29 PM |
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I was able to buy a pacakge with Dr. B, called it 2 + 2. In 2009 we paid $10k for one round of IVF with the option (if it failed, which it did) to buy up to 3 more for an additional $10k. A single cycle was going to be $8k, but you have to decide to this upfront to get the deal on package, so we did. Figured worse case we were out $2k if it worked but knowing I had egg quality issues it was a no brainer for us to go for the package. I did "shop" so to speak and this was the best deal for us. Some places offered shared risk but I didn't qualify.
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beachmama
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Re: IVF w Dr. B
Posted by BaseballWidow
I was able to buy a pacakge with Dr. B, called it 2 + 2. In 2009 we paid $10k for one round of IVF with the option (if it failed, which it did) to buy up to 3 more for an additional $10k. A single cycle was going to be $8k, but you have to decide to this upfront to get the deal on package, so we did. Figured worse case we were out $2k if it worked but knowing I had egg quality issues it was a no brainer for us to go for the package. I did "shop" so to speak and this was the best deal for us. Some places offered shared risk but I didn't qualify.
What is shared risk?
I hope he still has a plan like the one you described. Does it include meds? I would 100% do that.
I hope you had success!
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| Posted 5/8/13 5:31 PM |
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Posted by beachmama
What is shared risk?
I hope he still has a plan like the one you described. Does it include meds? I would 100% do that.
I hope you had success!
The shared risk is something where you can get some money back. Not 100% sure how it works, but NSUH had a plan like that. It was either based on getting pregnant on the fewest cycles or not getting pregnant at all when you would see a refund.
Not sure about Dr. B, these days. It DID NOT cover meds or freezing. But it did cover ICSI and assisted hatching.
Ironically, IVF didn't work for us (we used 2 cycles) but we do have a miracle DD from a cyle that was converted to IUI. 
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