EXAMPLE COSTED TREATMENT PLAN 1:
Appointments and work-up for a couple undergoing a first IVF cycle without requiring supplementary treatments and a low dose of drugs but no previous investigations available. Costs are given as a general indication and may be subject to change. Some costs marked W are determined or charged by a third party e.g. pharmaceutical supplier, diagnostic laboratory or the HFEA and are given as a guide only.
CONSULTATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS
‘ONE-OFF’ COSTS	£
INITIAL CONSULTATION	160
BLOOD TESTS AS REQUIRED AND IF NOT PERFORMED BY GP
FOR THE WOMAN
HIV W	17
HEPATITIS B & C W	37
CHLAMYDIA W	26
FULL BLOOD COUNT W	13
RUBELLA IMMUNITY W	20
FSH/LH W	17
THYROID FUNCTION W	10
LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT W	11
ANTICARDIOLIPID ANTIBODIES W	28
PROLACTIN W	12
ANTIMULLERIAN HORMONE (AMH) W	35
VAGINAL/CERVICAL SWAB TESTS W	128
FOR THE MAN
HIV W	17
HEPATITIS B & C W	37
SEMEN ANALYSIS	85
PLANNING APPOINTMENT +/- COUNSELLING	130
SUBTOTAL ONE-OFF’ COSTS	£783
TREATMENT
PER-CYCLE COSTS
DRUG COSTS for a ‘long downregulation’ cycle with 150iu of FSH injections/day W	350
IN-VITRO FERTILISATION (IVF) TREATMENT CYCLE	2650
IVF HFEA FEE W	105
PREGNANCY SCAN OR DEBRIEF APPOINTMENT	INCLUDED
SUBTOTAL PER-CYCLE COSTS	£3105
GRAND TOTAL	£3,832