what are you paying???

[mummy2chloe]

Hey
just wondering what IUI's are costing these days??

its been a few years since i have done a cycle and would like to do another cycle while waiting until we can afford IVF.

If you could tell me what you are paying and who you see that would be awesome

I have just moved to beaudesert, so i have a choice of brissy or the gold coast, i have no idea who is a great FS around this area, so would love any help i can get with picking a good one

[nic]

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[nellym]

Hi Chloe,

We have just done our first IUI, it cost $1300 and then we got back about $500 for medicare (we were $65 off the safety net). We also had to pay $300 membership which also came with 3months of vitamines for both me and DH.

Good luck

[kerbear]

Hi Chloe,

I am going through City Fertility Centre at Sunnybank and they are great, Dr Ng is my specialist. they cost $850 in total for each one and I get back $499, so out of pocket about $ 351. Once you hit your safey net you get back about another $50 or so.

Hope this helps.
Kerbear

[blinky76]

Hi Chloe,

We are just starting our first IUI with Sharon Li at Sunnybank and our quote was for $1000 with half coming back from Medicare. Sharon has been awesome, highly recommend the group they have been fantastic, she even organised her holidays around my cycle to accomodate our IUI dates!
She has always been upfront about fees and recommendations - no stuffing around. Very Proactive about getting things done. Something both DH and I appreciate.

[mummy2chloe]

thanks heaps everyone for the replies

just wondering blinky76 are you going to the same place that kerbear is going too?? is it the same sunnybank? if so why is it that there charging 2 different prices?? but then its probably something to do with the different doctors hey?

sunnybank sounds like the place to go i think? its alot cheaper and its only around 70klms away from here so that good!!

gee i am starting to feel a little excited, its been over a year and a half since i done my last IVF cycle, it feels good to be doing something again

[beckylu]

Hi Chloe,

I am going through City Fertility Centre at Sunnybank and they are great, Dr Ng is my specialist. they cost $850 in total for each one and I get back $499, so out of pocket about $ 351. Once you hit your safey net you get back about another $50 or so.

Hope this helps.
Kerbear

Hello Kerbear,

I have been comparing the doctors and i would like to have Dr Ng to do my first IUI, i would lilke to ask you more question.

[kerbear]

Hi beckylu, how are you, what would you like to ask? I started writing about our process so far but it's fairly long winded so I thought I would find out what you wanted to know before I bored you lol

[beckylu]

Hello Kerbear,

Thank you for your quick reply, i would like to introduce myself, i am 29years old,my Hubby 43. We have been trying to have baby for 4 and half year. my hubby find out have low sperm account and he has serious heart disease. As a woman, i really want to have my own baby, especially i my brother's daughter was born. After seeing the doctor in Mater hospital, doing so many test and appointment, i really want to ask for IUI.

How much they charge for first consultant fee? Second visiting still charge? How much IUI? Any other fee will cost? How many other test do you do before IUI? I have been done the ulto sound, tube blocked test, blood test by the way.

I am also waiting to read your process as well, wish you all the best.

[kerbear]

Hey beckylu, sounds like you have been through the test after test that we all seem to have in this process which means hopefully you can start an iui sooner than we did. I can't quite remember the exact costs, our first app was around $150 and got back just over half for that app he did internal exam and all was good, we had bf's sperm check done which cost about the same, from there as nothing was found to cause our problems getting pregnant i had surgery which found endimitriosis that he fixed. My private health covered most of that. We then started iui which cost in total around $800 and ended up out of pocket about $450, some of that cost is the sperm cleaning and the rest is the app's for iui. He billed the iui costs on insemination day and that is the same day you pay the sperm clinic for that part as well. Other doctors in the same clinic cost and charge different so I found out when I changed doctors. I found for me he wasn't the right doctor and we didn't feel informed enough when we asked questions and my new fs has found more things wrong with me that weren't found before as she has had more thorough exams done. I am not by any means saying he is not a good doctor but wasn't right for us and our circumstances. His costs might be a bit different now as our last iui was nov last yr. We had 4 unsuccessful iui's with ng last yr. Hope this helps and I haven't confused you, I am glad I have come back onto bellybelly as I feel a bit down about it all atm cause i am having another surgery to remove a polyp on my uterus and cysts in my right ovary drilled out and it has hit me really hard when i got told all of this. it's nice to remember I am not the only one going through this and there are people to chat to like yourself :-)

[beckylu]

Hello kerbear,

Thank you for your reply again. I have checked all the docotor's price and i have been told they charged according to the doctor's sucessful rate. They are slightly different, but they are almost the same. Thank you for sharing your experience, and i am really feel sorry about that. IUI succeful rate only about 20%, i really feel like i am buring my money. The success one just lucky, that's all... Wish you all the best!

[kerbear]

We both figure the money is well spent if we eventually get a beautiful baby but it is hard everytime you keep outlaying more. I wondered how they work out the costs, that's interesting what you said. The thing we all have to remember is someone has to be part of the 20% and hope that it is us when we try, that's how I try to keep positive. Good luck with whatever decision you make, would love to hear how you go with things:-)

[Softkitty]

Hi,

We are currently having treatment at Queensland fertility Group. Our IUI's were around $700 out of pocket.

I am seeing Dr Yazdani there, and he is fantastic. Very understanding and supportive. He really takes the time to listen.

IUI hasn't worked for us unfortunately and we are about to start our first IVF cycle at the clinic.

Good luck!

[Me+him+bub]

I work at greenslopes private as an RN and Dr clare Boothroyd (who does her procedures at Greenslopes) is wonderful, she is only 1 of 2 doctors in the country to hold a certain certificate in fertility treatment, I was booked into see her but fell naturally, her waiting list is longer than most but worth it, she does her clinics through monash and greenslopes specialist clinics. google her and you will see more. best of luck!

[kerbear]

Hi rach82 we to have just been told it will be ivf for us now as well, a lot more money out of pocket that's for sure. I am a bit scared of all the stuff you have to go through under ivf but if it works it will be worth it. We are waiting to start ours until next year as we are getting married in November.
Good luck with your ivf :-)

[Softkitty]

Hi kerbear!
I am also very scared about what IVF will entail. Whilst it is a lot financially, and I'm sure going to be far more draining physically and emotionally, I'm prepared to go through just about anything at this stage!

Good luck for your wedding in November, and I hope everything goes well for you! Sending lots of positive thoughts your way!!!

[kerbear]

Thanks I am like you will try anything my fiancé said we have to cap how much we spend at some point which I do agree with and that I may have to one day accept that I may not be able to have a baby. I am not ready to accept that yet though, it's to hard. I still cross my fingers and toes it will happen naturally. Good luck sending baby wishes your way.

[Maruschke]

This IUI was only $115 out of pocket for us. It was $685 all up (excluding the clomid and acupuncture and the concoction of multivitamins we take), and I got $570 back from Medicare (we have reached the limit). I was told to expect $500 back if I haven't reached the limit. We are with QGF, very cheap I think.