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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

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Lillies
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Apparently my ins won't cover freezing unless I am over 38 so I am going to pay out of pocket. My overall out of pocket for IVF including this is around $4000. She said that if I have none to freeze, she will refund. Does that sound about right? I have GHI city of ny and they cover 75% of treatment.

Posted 10/4/13 4:49 PM
 
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Lillies
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Just want to add that they are covering ICSI which is awesome for us being that we have pretty bad male factor.

Posted 10/4/13 5:13 PM
 

babyfever24
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

I believe it is about 1200-1500 not positive because we didn't have any to freeze......

Posted 10/4/13 5:54 PM
 

babydreams21
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

I have GHI NYC too. I didn't have any to freeze last time we did IVF so IDK.

This time I am using RsofNYs lab and there wasn't anything about the freezing costs in their paperwork I signed. They aren't charging anything for freezing up front that I know about...spoke with the IVF coordinator today. I have to pay about $1900 for ER and ET and ICSI is an additional $2500 which we are prob doing again. These fees do not include copays for office visits. Insurance won't cover ICSI for us since we are unexplained.

Now you are making me wonder about the freezing costs. I hope I don't have to pay those up front on Sunday... For IVF with Dr. Zapantis last cycle I didn't have to pay any freezing costs up front the RSofNY person didn't even mention it.

Good luck!

Posted 10/4/13 6:46 PM
 

blustar214
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

At NSUH cryopreservation is $1500 out of pocket and includes 1 year of storage.

Posted 10/5/13 8:30 PM
 

PitterPatter11
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

The cost will vary per lab and per straw.

Posted 10/5/13 8:39 PM
 

starr
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

At NYU it's 1500 for first year and 1000 for each additional

Posted 10/5/13 8:45 PM
 

Anne44
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by blustar214

At NSUH cryopreservation is $1500 out of pocket and includes 1 year of storage.



My oop at NSUH was less -- closer to $750. We pay everything oop not sure if that makes a difference.

eta- with Palter you pay NSUH lab fees.

Message edited 10/5/2013 9:53:25 PM.

Posted 10/5/13 9:52 PM
 

Melis2700
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

I paid 1100

Posted 10/5/13 10:05 PM
 

pia321
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

i paid 850 at North Shore , this was two years ago.

Posted 10/6/13 7:40 AM
 

blustar214
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by Anne44

Posted by blustar214

At NSUH cryopreservation is $1500 out of pocket and includes 1 year of storage.



My oop at NSUH was less -- closer to $750. We pay everything oop not sure if that makes a difference.

eta- with Palter you pay NSUH lab fees.




Really?!? Are you sure that was the first year price? I know that yearly storage after the first year is $830. I am really upset that they would charge me so much more.

Here is the exact language from my letter:

"cryopreservation (freezing) of excess embryos ($1500), cryopreservation of sperm ($350), and short-term storage of cryopreserved sperm ($250) are not covered under your policy."

Why would my not covered, thus "out of pocket", costs be SO much more?? That is not right.

Message edited 10/6/2013 3:01:44 PM.

Posted 10/6/13 2:52 PM
 

TyReseGreen
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by blustar214

At NSUH cryopreservation is $1500 out of pocket and includes 1 year of storage.




This at NSUH. At RSofNY we paid nothing for freezing(insurance covered it).

Posted 10/7/13 1:04 PM
 

CindySN23
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

RSNY it was $780 for 1 yr of storage. I have GHI with the city as well.

Message edited 10/7/2013 1:10:01 PM.

Posted 10/7/13 1:09 PM
 

blustar214
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by TyReseGreen

Posted by blustar214

At NSUH cryopreservation is $1500 out of pocket and includes 1 year of storage.




This at NSUH. At RSofNY we paid nothing for freezing(insurance covered it).



So does this mean you did a cycle with NSUH and had to lay for cryopreservation and then you did a cycle at RSofNY with the same insurance coverage and it was fully covered?? I'm so confused!!!

Posted 10/7/13 2:43 PM
 

PhyllisNJoe
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

OOP at RSofNY is 1360 includes first month storage

Posted 10/7/13 2:57 PM
 

MrsB612
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

I was quoted $1000 at RMA

Posted 10/7/13 4:25 PM
 

JoanneAndJustin
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

OOP at RSofNY is 1360 includes first month storage



This. I just signed my bill today. This is without insurance.

Posted 10/7/13 5:07 PM
 

LovelyMe
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How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

LIIVF charged us $1150 for the first 6 mos that was with no insurance. We had none to freeze so they will refund it back to us

Posted 10/7/13 5:32 PM
 

BabyLove08
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

Posted by LovelyMe

LIIVF charged us $1150 for the first 6 mos that was with no insurance. We had none to freeze so they will refund it back to us
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That is highway robbery, $1150 for 6 months?

Posted 10/7/13 8:27 PM
 

MrsM0829
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Re: How much out of pocket did freezing embryos cost?

I'll have to pay out of pocket for the whole shabang. They said if we have no embryos to freeze, we'd get $1500 back.

Posted 10/8/13 5:54 PM
 
 

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