Hi, there! We just confirmed our co-pays for our IVF medicine protocol. For all the medicines, we are looking at about $1,900. Follistim and Menopur seem to be the most expensive culprits.
How much did other IVF-ers end up spending?
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Don't forget the progesterone afterwards (that was like $400 for a two week supply). Stimulation is only the first part of it. And we ended having to get at least one refill (they upped my numbers at one point).
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@brownie: For some reason, my insurance puts progesterone as one of the cheap ones! $35 for a 60-day supply. So bonkers.
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@ShayNanigans: Yeah I have no insurance coverage
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I remember it being more than $5k for my IVF cycle...for my IUI with injectibles cycle alone it was more than $3k. But after those cycles I still spent thousands on meds.
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I spent $110 on my fresh cycle. I'm fortunate enough that my prescription insurance covered my meds. I was anticipating $2500 or more.
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Wow, $110! That is crazy. (in a good way.) Are any of you familiar with co-pay cards? I had never heard of them before, but from Googling, it looks like perhaps they help get costs down?
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I just got the call from the pharmacy today actually... My co-pays came to $125 (total) for Gonal-F, Ganirilex, generic HCG, and Crinone.
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We spent under $250 but I don't remember the exact amount.
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Wow, and I thought I had good insurance!
For me, Follistim has come in as the big offender, at $1,497 for four vials. If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be so bad.
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Our IVF meds were over $5,000. I think it was $5,500, not including a few hundred for progesterone. I used Ganirelix and Bravelle. The meds cost 1/3 of our IVF cycle. I just can't believe meds can be that expensive!
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I got my meds today and the out of pocket costs would have been about $5,200. Thank goodness for insurance!
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My insurance didn't cover any of the meds. I was lucky and they were only about $4,500. I was on bravelle, menopur and lupron.
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Bumping this thread. Since I'm on my last IUI, I pulled out our IVF packet from our consult a few months ago and was looking at the prices for IVF. The prices did not include meds. I know it's different for everyone but I'm kinda (early) bracing my wallet for all the expenses. I think I heard that meds are about $5K.
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@bluestriped bee: My IVF meds came out to around $2k, but I was originally given an estimate for $5-7k... so it may not end up as bad as you think! If your insurance doesn't cover them (as mine didn't), look into discount programs - Compassionate Care and First Steps are the most common I think, and can offer 25-75% off.
We were able to get 50% off certain medications through Compassionate Care. My nurse recommended including a personal letter with the application, and I really think that helped us get a larger discount.
Also, get pricing from multiple pharmacies if you can. I found the best pricing through Freedom Fertility. Feel free to message me if you have any specific med/IVF questions!
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@abdubbs: Oh, awesome. Good to know!! Thank you! I'll definitely try to remember to contact you if I go down IVF.
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@bluestriped bee: The out of pocket costs listed on my invoice for my meds were on either side of $5k... I think $5,200 the first time (antagonist) and $4,800 the second time (agonist). The really expensive one was the Gonal-F pre-filled pens.
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The meds are ridiculous!! Many clinics have donated meds from other patients, but usually have a long waiting list, too. Definitely compare pharmacy prices because they do vary.
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I spent a little over $3k for (follistim, menopur, ovidrel). My initial quotes were for $5-6k but I called WinFertility (part of Walgreens) and they had the best prices. Since my protocol does not have a fresh transfer, I will be doing an FET in Jan 2015 and the meds only cost $300. I was so relieved to only pay that much. I was so scared that I would have to pay another $3k, luckily, that wasn't the case.
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For our IVF cycle in July we spent about $4,500 in meds not including the progesterone and birth control pills which were covered by my regular prescription coverage. The RE originally estimated that my meds would be between $3,000 and $5,000 so we were a little to the higher side.
For me, Follistim has come in as the big offender, at $1,497 for four vials. If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be so bad.
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