Egg freezing is a reassuring fertility treatment step for women with cancer or other medical conditions that threaten the reproductive tract, those using medications that negatively impact fertility, or women who want to delay starting a family due to their educational or career goals. We also use egg freezing as a way to support transgender individuals so transgender men have the opportunity to retrieve and store eggs before they complete their transition.

Understanding the egg retrieval, freezing, and storage processes is not just about the medical aspects. It’s also about being financially prepared. By knowing more, you can plan to finance the procedure, reducing concerns about the total costs.

Preparing For the Cost of Egg Freezing

Several steps are involved in the egg-freezing process (also called oocyte cryopreservation or egg vitrification. These steps include the medications and monitoring used during the ovarian stimulation phase and retrieval to the steps required to freeze and store the eggs until they’re used for IVF in the future.

Depending on the reasons for egg freezing, a portion of the costs may be covered by health insurance.

Ovarian Stimulation & Egg Retrieval

In some ways, up through the egg retrieval and vitrification (egg freezing) procedures, the costs and timeline are similar to those associated with IVF treatments because patients pay for:

Basic physical exams and health history reviews.

• Relevant tests to learn more about hormone levels and egg stores.
• Injectable medication to hyperstimulate the ovaries and egg follicles.
• Appointments and monitoring during the egg maturation process.
• Injectable medication(s) (trigger shot) to release the mature eggs.
• Egg retrieval appointment

Egg Freezing & Storage

Once we retrieve your eggs, they are vitrified. This process is often referred to as “egg freezing.” Vitrification freezes the eggs so fast that it prevents the formation of intra- and extracellular ice crystals, significantly reducing any chance of complications during the thawing process.

After the eggs are frozen, we keep them safe and secure in our state-of-the-art laboratory until our patients are ready to use them for IVF or are given instructions for egg donation or thawing/discarding.

Egg storage fees are paid monthly or in discount packages. We also offer discounts for patients who participate in more than one cycle to help defray their total costs.

Egg Freezing Costs

Global Plan Fee	$11,000.00
Cryopreservation	$ 1,650.00
1st Year Storage of Vitrified Eggs	$       0.00
Total NCFMC Fees	$12,650.00

ADDITIONAL FEES (as applicable):

Annual Oocyte Storage for first nine years:   $600.00

Annual Oocyte Storage for ten or more years: $1,500

IVF -Estimated medications (purchased from the pharmacy) per cycle:  $3,800 – $5,000

*The above fee schedule does not include the cost of pre-cycle testing, fertility medications, or frozen embryo transfers.

MULTICYCLE DISCOUNT

There is a $500 discount for a second Egg Freezing Cycle and a $1,000 discount if a third cycle is necessary.

Patients must complete cycle #1, 2 & 3 within a one year period to meet eligibility requirements for cycle #2 & 3 discounted rates.

*Fees are subject to change without notice. Please be advised that the fees listed may not reflect the current pricing structure. Please contact the NCFMC Financial Department for the most current cost estimates.

Contact NCFMC To Learn More About Your Egg Freezing Options

If you’re considering fertility preservation using egg freezing, schedule an egg-freezing consultation with Northern California Medical Center (NCFMC). We will do all we can to make the egg retrieval, freezing, and egg storage costs as affordable as possible. Our helpful staff can also help you learn more about insurance and financing options that break the total costs into very reasonable monthly payments.