Fees for IVF and fertility treatments are rather complicated to explain and depend on your individual circumstances. We will explain the cost structure during your first free consultation so that you have a good idea of what will be involved.

The precise cost to you depends on many factors outside of our control, like your private health fund and whether you are eligible for the Medicare Safety Net. Our fees do change from time to time, so please check if there is a time gap between when you first see us and when you start your treatment to make sure that they have not changed.

Here are the basics. We endeavour to keep our information as correct as possible but we are unable to take responsibility for the accuracy of any charges that are outside of the control of the clinic itself.

• Fertility Solutions Sunshine Coast will be billing you for some of the total. This covers the cost of your sessions with the IVF nurses, some of your medications, your blood tests, and the laboratory costs associated with your cycle. There are additional fees for some medications, special laboratory procedures, and ongoing fees to keep any sperm or embryos frozen. We ask that you pay your estimated out of pocket costs before treatment commences.
• Your IVF specialist will be billing you as well. This covers the cost of them performing your egg pick up and embryo transfer procedure. If your specialist has not yet given you a quote for this, please contact their office.
• Selangor Hospital will bill your private health fund for your stay in hospital during your egg pick up. If you have an excess on your policy you will need to pay this amount. If you do not have private health insurance then you will have to pay the full amount to Selangor Hospital prior to your egg pick up.
• The anaesthetic specialist who is involved in your egg pick up procedure will bill you directly for his or her fees. The anaesthetist will usually bill you 4 - 6 weeks after your procedure.

Medicare rebates

Medicare provides a rebate on any fees charged by your IVF specialist or anaesthetist, and for some (but not all) of the fees charged by Fertility Solutions Sunshine Coast.

There is no Medicare rebate at all for the hospital's charges. Private Health Funds make contributions towards the cost of any charges relating to your hospital stay - the hospital fees, and the fees of your specialist and anaesthetist. Depending on your type of cover, they also often contribute towards the cost of any additional medications not available on prescription. Private Health Funds vary substantially in terms of how much they pay, so it is always strongly recommended that your check with your fund.

Cancellation fees

If things do not go according to plan and your cycle is cancelled part of the way through, there is still a charge for your care up to that stage, which varies depending on your circumstances.

Medicare safety net

Once you have had a number of medical expenses of any kind, you may be eligible for a larger Medicare refund, known as the Medicare Safety Net. The threshold that you must reach to be eligible varies according to your taxable income, and applies to any medical expenses incurred by anyone who is on the same Medicare card.

Before you start treatment we suggest that you make sure you are registered with Medicare for the Medicare Safety Net, and find out what your threshold is to be eligible, and how close to reaching it you already are.