• New patient consultation $300 (partner will be bulk billed $84.15)

• Review patient $200
  (partner 43.20)

• 'In cycle' patients - no further charge for appointments related to current cycle.

A treatment cycle will include:

• Cycle cost itself (includes all nursing appointments, scan appointments, blood tests, egg collection, embryology (egg/sperm/embryo management in the laboratory), embryo transfers in our clinic, one counselling session if requested per cycle). 

• Medications, paid to a pharmacy

• Day stay hospital charges for egg collections and testicular biopsies (and any other procedures requiring surgery)

• Anaesthetic charges for egg collections and testicular biopsies (and any other procedures requiring surgery).

• Ongoing storage charges for eggs, sperm and embryos

Fees are all outlined here at Number 1 Fertility. 

This is a scheme to reduce out-of-pocket costs once you have spent more than a certain amount on medical expenses in one calendar year. Although all Medicare card holders are eligible, you must apply through the Medicare/MyGov website or app. 

This can be a lengthy administrative task, but it will reduce your out-of-pocket expenses and you are encouraged to complete this task.

Other clinics may charge additional fees for the doctor who does the egg collection, certain embryology techniques which we include as standard and even routine embryo transfers because they do not have their own clinic facility.

They may also not list their actual cycle fees but 'estimated out of pocket ****' .

When comparing fees, we encourage you to request ALL costs.

Private health insurance (PHI) only ever covers costs in hospital. This means it will cover day surgery and inpatient stays and anesthetic costs. Depending on your level of insurance there may be an ‘excess’ or ‘copayment’ you will need to pay yourself.

There is usually a waiting period of up to 12 months before you can use PHI towards egg freezing and IVF costs. For people doing one cycle, the cost of the insurance and waiting a year may be higher than just paying for the hospital and anaesthetist yourself. For people who do multiple cycles the insurance may save you a lot of out of pocket costs.

Your insurer will be able to tell you about waiting periods, preexisting conditions excluded and excess fees and copayments.