The costs of IVF
Procedure Jones Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Reproductive Medicine, Boston Columbia University Center for Women's Reproductive Care, New York Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (Cornell), New York
Initial evaluation $920-$1,410 $286 $300-$400 $400-$500
Cycle stimulation $5,720 $2,569 $2,000-$5,000 $8,900
Pregnancy tests $350 Included in cycle $105 $285
Egg retrieval $2,499 $4,645 $2,780 Included in cycle
Medications $3,000 $2,000-$4,000 $2,000-$5,000 $2,500-$5,000
ICSI $2,420 $2,000 $2,000-$2,950 $2,500
Cryopreservation $1,650 $800 $1,300 $1,000, plus $250 per quarter
Total number of cycles for women aged 41-42(2002) 17 183 92 280

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