The costs if IVF in different countries
What are involved in calculating the costs of an IVF cycle?
- The costs that are incurred for any one IVF cycle
- A comparison of the basic IVF treatment cost across the globe.
- An estimate of the total basic IVF cost to get pregnant according to age and country based on average success rates.
- Initial consultation (around 6% of the total cost).
- Basic IVF Treatment (includes doctor’s fees for egg collection and embryo transfer, embryologist’s fees for fertilization, anaesthetics, ultrasound scans, theatre charges).
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (can be 28% to 40% of the basic IVF)
- Hormonal drugs (20% to 80% of the basic IVF treatment cost)
- Embryo freezing (Sometimes included in the basic IVF cost. Charge can be up to 20% of the basic IVF treatment cost, plus around 10% of the basic IVF cost per year for storage and between 20% and 100% of the basic IVF treatment cost for later thawing and transfer).
- Other investigations (Immunological therapies: can be up to 50% of the basic IVF treatment cost. Preimplantation genetic screening, to pick the best embryos: can be 55% to 120% of the basic IVF treatment cost)
- Regulatory fee (can be 4% to 5% of the basic IVF treatment cost).
The amount of hormonal drugs that are required depend upon your:
- age;
- length of infertility, and
- physical condition of your uterus and endometrium (uterine lining)
Figures calculated for the year 2002
Cost or charges per IVF cycle, Collines AJ Human Reproduction Update 2002:8;365-277
|
Country |
Cost per cycle (US$ 2002) |
Country |
Cost per cycle (US$ 2002) |
|
|
1908 |
Rep. of |
1400 |
|
|
5725 |
|
5089 |
|
|
4532 |
|
|
|
|
1908 |
|
2042 |
|
|
3753 |
|
3555 |
|
|
3817 |
|
1272 |
|
|
2568 |
|
|
|
|
6361 |
|
5725 |
|
|
3950 |
|
|
|
|
2545 |
|
4148 |
|
|
3817 |
|
|
|
|
1272 |
|
3181 |
|
|
3817 |
|
|
|
|
4326 |
|
2955 |
|
|
3181 |
|
|
Figures calculated for the year 2008
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IVF Cost per cycle Worldwide All costs have been converted to US$. |
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|
Country |
Projected Cost per Cycle |
Actual figures found in August 2008 |
Comments |
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|
2008 |
2009 |
Lower cost |
Upper cost |
|
|
|
|
|
$4,160 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
|
|
$5,200 |
$7,000 |
including medication |
|
|
|
|
$3,600 |
|
|
|
|
$5,571 |
$5,766 |
$4,300 |
|
+2900 medication |
|
|
$2,345 |
$2,428 |
$2,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2,500 |
$3,000 |
|
|
|
$4,613 |
$4,775 |
$4,000 |
$9,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
$8,300 |
|
|
|
|
$3,157 |
$3,267 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
$4,300 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
$7,819 |
$8,093 |
$10,000 |
|
including medication |
|
|
|
|
$2,200 |
|
+ $1,500 medication |
|
|
$4,856 |
$5,026 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
$3,128 |
$3,238 |
$690 |
$1,800 |
|
|
|
$4,692 |
$4,856 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
$1,564 |
$1,618 |
$5,200 |
|
|
|
|
$4,692 |
$4,856 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
$5,318 |
$5,504 |
$3,150 |
|
|
|
|
$3,910 |
$4,047 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
$2,345 |
$2,428 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
$5,000 |
|
|
|
|
$1,721 |
$1,781 |
$1,600 |
$3,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
$2,500 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
$6,256 |
$6,475 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
$3,500 |
|
|
|
|
$7,037 |
$7,284 |
$3,400 |
$4,600 |
|
|
|
$2,510 |
$2,598 |
- |
- |
Not possible privately |
|
|
$4,370 |
$4,523 |
$3,200 |
|
|
|
|
$1,564 |
$1,618 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
$4,000 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
|
|
$2,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3,400 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
$6,256 |
$6,475 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
$7,037 |
$7,284 |
$6,300 |
$10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
$3,000 |
|
including medication |
|
|
|
|
$5,600 |
|
|
|
|
$5,099 |
$5,277 |
$8,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3,700 |
$4,900 |
excluding medication |
|
|
$4,692 |
$4,856 |
- |
- |
|
|
Thialand |
$3,910 |
$4,047 |
$3,000 |
$5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
$3,000 |
|
+$1,600 medication |
|
|
$3,632 |
$3,760 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
Range given by HFEA |
|
|
|
|
$6,500 |
|
excluding medication |
|
|
$11,736 |
$12,146 |
$10,000 |
$15,000 |
including medication
|
Having found the basic IVF cost you have to realize that this will not be the total cost that you will pay in order to have a successful pregnancy through IVF. IVF success rates depend on a number of factors including:
- Age
- Number of embryos replaced
- Cause of infertility
The HFEA (Human Fertilization & Embryology Authority) gives the average success rates from 2005 for each age group as:
- 29.6% for women under 35 years old;
- 23.6% for women aged 35 - 37 years old;
- 18.2% for women aged 38 - 39 years old;
- 10.0% for women aged 40 - 42 years old;
- 3.2% for women aged 43 - 44 years old;
- 0.8% for women aged over 44 years.
The data below shows the costs for each age group using the above figures and calculating the average total IVF cost in each country.
|
Age of the woman |
Under 35 |
35 - 37 |
38 - 39 |
40 - 42 |
43 - 44 |
Over 44 |
|
Average IVF success rate |
29.6% |
23.6% |
18.2% |
10.0% |
3.2% |
0.8% |
|
Average no. of cycles required to pregnancy |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
31.3 |
125.0 |
|
|
$ 14,054 |
$ 17,627 |
$ 22,857 |
$ 41,600 |
$ 130,000 |
$ 520,000 |
|
|
$ 17,568 |
$ 22,034 |
$ 28,571 |
$ 52,000 |
$ 162,500 |
$ 650,000 |
|
|
$ 12,162 |
$ 15,254 |
$ 19,780 |
$ 36,000 |
$ 112,500 |
$ 450,000 |
|
|
$ 14,527 |
$ 18,220 |
$ 23,626 |
$ 43,000 |
$ 134,375 |
$ 537,500 |
|
|
$ 8,108 |
$ 10,169 |
$ 13,187 |
$ 24,000 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 300,000 |
|
|
$ 8,446 |
$ 10,593 |
$ 13,736 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 78,125 |
$ 312,500 |
|
|
$ 13,514 |
$ 16,949 |
$ 21,978 |
$ 40,000 |
$ 125,000 |
$ 500,000 |
|
|
$ 28,041 |
$ 35,169 |
$ 45,604 |
$ 83,000 |
$ 259,375 |
$1,037,500 |
|
|
$ 10,665 |
$ 13,376 |
$ 17,345 |
$ 31,567 |
$ 98,648 |
$ 394,591 |
|
|
$ 14,527 |
$ 18,220 |
$ 23,626 |
$ 43,000 |
$ 134,375 |
$ 537,500 |
|
|
$ 33,784 |
$ 42,373 |
$ 54,945 |
$100,000 |
$ 312,500 |
$1,250,000 |
|
|
$ 7,432 |
$ 9,322 |
$ 12,088 |
$ 22,000 |
$ 68,750 |
$ 275,000 |
|
|
$ 16,404 |
$ 20,574 |
$ 26,679 |
$ 48,556 |
$ 151,736 |
$ 606,945 |
|
|
$ 2,331 |
$ 2,924 |
$ 3,791 |
$ 6,900 |
$ 21,563 |
$ 86,250 |
|
|
$ 15,852 |
$ 19,882 |
$ 25,781 |
$ 46,921 |
$ 146,627 |
$ 586,508 |
|
|
$ 17,568 |
$ 22,034 |
$ 28,571 |
$ 52,000 |
$ 162,500 |
$ 650,000 |
|
|
$ 15,852 |
$ 19,882 |
$ 25,781 |
$ 46,921 |
$ 146,627 |
$ 586,508 |
|
|
$ 10,642 |
$ 13,347 |
$ 17,308 |
$ 31,500 |
$ 98,438 |
$ 393,750 |
|
|
$ 13,210 |
$ 16,569 |
$ 21,485 |
$ 39,103 |
$ 122,196 |
$ 488,783 |
|
|
$ 7,924 |
$ 9,938 |
$ 12,887 |
$ 23,454 |
$ 73,294 |
$ 293,177 |
|
|
$ 16,892 |
$ 21,186 |
$ 27,473 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 156,250 |
$ 625,000 |
|
|
$ 5,405 |
$ 6,780 |
$ 8,791 |
$ 16,000 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 200,000 |
|
|
$ 8,446 |
$ 10,593 |
$ 13,736 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 78,125 |
$ 312,500 |
|
|
$ 21,134 |
$ 26,507 |
$ 34,372 |
$ 62,557 |
$ 195,490 |
$ 781,960 |
|
|
$ 11,824 |
$ 14,831 |
$ 19,231 |
$ 35,000 |
$ 109,375 |
$ 437,500 |
|
|
$ 11,486 |
$ 14,407 |
$ 18,681 |
$ 34,000 |
$ 106,250 |
$ 425,000 |
|
|
$ 8,480 |
$ 10,636 |
$ 13,792 |
$ 25,101 |
$ 78,442 |
$ 313,767 |
|
|
$ 10,811 |
$ 13,559 |
$ 17,582 |
$ 32,000 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 400,000 |
|
|
$ 5,282 |
$ 6,625 |
$ 8,591 |
$ 15,636 |
$ 48,863 |
$ 195,452 |
|
|
$ 13,514 |
$ 16,949 |
$ 21,978 |
$ 40,000 |
$ 125,000 |
$ 500,000 |
|
|
$ 9,459 |
$ 11,864 |
$ 15,385 |
$ 28,000 |
$ 87,500 |
$ 350,000 |
|
|
$ 11,486 |
$ 14,407 |
$ 18,681 |
$ 34,000 |
$ 106,250 |
$ 425,000 |
|
|
$ 21,134 |
$ 26,507 |
$ 34,372 |
$ 62,557 |
$ 195,490 |
$ 781,960 |
|
|
$ 21,284 |
$ 26,695 |
$ 34,615 |
$ 63,000 |
$ 196,875 |
$ 787,500 |
|
|
$ 10,135 |
$ 12,712 |
$ 16,484 |
$ 30,000 |
$ 93,750 |
$ 375,000 |
|
|
$ 18,919 |
$ 23,729 |
$ 30,769 |
$ 56,000 |
$ 175,000 |
$ 700,000 |
|
|
$ 27,027 |
$ 33,898 |
$ 43,956 |
$ 80,000 |
$ 250,000 |
$1,000,000 |
|
|
$ 12,500 |
$ 15,678 |
$ 20,330 |
$ 37,000 |
$ 115,625 |
$ 462,500 |
|
|
$ 15,852 |
$ 19,882 |
$ 25,781 |
$ 46,921 |
$ 146,627 |
$ 586,508 |
|
Thialand |
$ 10,135 |
$ 12,712 |
$ 16,484 |
$ 30,000 |
$ 93,750 |
$ 375,000 |
|
|
$ 10,135 |
$ 12,712 |
$ 16,484 |
$ 30,000 |
$ 93,750 |
$ 375,000 |
|
|
$ 25,338 |
$ 31,780 |
$ 41,209 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 234,375 |
$ 937,500 |
|
|
$ 21,959 |
$ 27,542 |
$ 35,714 |
$ 65,000 |
$ 203,125 |
$ 812,500 |
|
|
$ 33,784 |
$ 42,373 |
$ 54,945 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 312,500 |
$1,250,000 |
