Finances

Couples dealing with infertility will meet with a specialist at IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers to determine all testing needed for the diagnosis of the cause of infertility. Most insurance will cover this step after patients have paid their copays and deductibles. The fertility specialists at IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers are contracted with most insurances operating in the states of Michigan and Ohio*.

Patients should carefully read their insurance booklet to understand their infertility benefits. Or you can ask our financial specialists to call your insurance and confirm your benefits prior to your appointment.

*Participation does not guarantee coverage.

Major insurances contracted with IVF Michigan Fertility Center include*

  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Traditional, PPO, Anthem, non-Medicaid)
  • Blue Care Network: Global referral required from PCP, M-Premier
  • HAP PPO, and HMO with PCP referral
  • United Health care (non-Medicaid)
  • Aetna
  • Cofinity—Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Total HealthCare
  • Paramount
  • Cigna
  • TriCare Standard
  • Priority Health
  • Health Plus PPO, Multiplan
  • Carrot Fertility
  • Progyny
  • Maven

 

*All HMO patients require a referral from their PCP PRIOR to the first appointment.

Infertility Treatment

Infertility treatment can include several components. Insurances vary in their coverage of each step in the fertility care.

Medications: Medications could include oral tablets (pills) for ovulation induction. Your treatment could also include injectable hormone medications for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Many of these injectable medications are not covered under the medication (or pharmacy) benefits of the insurance plan. Our specialized IVF nurses are available to coordinate any pre-authorization for medications required by your individual insurance. Pharmaceutical companies also offer compassionate care and discounted medication programs to those who qualify. Using specialized pharmacies helps to obtain the best price for noncovered medications.

Surgeries: Surgeries can include hysteroscopies or laparoscopies and can be done for medical reasons, such as endometriosis, uterine septum, pelvic adhesions, hydrosalpinx and uterine fibroids, or can be done for infertility. If done for a medical reason they may fall under the general health coverage of an insurance plan. Typically your insurance will ask for a pre-authorization. Our IVF nurses and financial specialists will confirm this prior to scheduling your surgery. Most of the surgeries are done as outpatient procedures in our state-of-the-art operating room facility. Insurances vary in their coverage for surgeries if done only for infertility. Regardless of insurance coverage, having the surgeries performed by our advanced specialists at IVF Michigan Fertility Center is cost effective, as it allows our specialists to not only visualize any anomalies, but also to correct or surgically remove any barriers to optimal fertility success.

Artificial reproductive technologies (IUI or IVF): Artificial reproductive technologies can include artificial insemination (IUI) or In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). IVF Michigan Fertility Center will work with your insurance to maximize any coverage of these procedures.

Programs and Payment

If your insurance plan does not cover any fertility treatments, you can pay through one of the financial options listed below.

Pay Per Procedure: This is the most traditional way of paying for infertility care. Your doctor may recommend other procedures in addition to IVF such as ICSI, Assisted Hatching, PGT, etc. The final cost of IVF will depend on the treatment plan that you agree upon with your doctor and will always be specific for your case.

IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers also offers other non-traditional treatments with special pricing options:

  • Embryo banking: for patients with low ovarian reserve
  • Egg (oocyte) freezing: for fertility preservation

Financing options are available through the following companies:

LendingClub

Start your journey to parenthood with LendingClub. See which fertility financing options you prequalify for in minutes, with no impact to your credit, until you select a plan and move forward.

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LendingClub finance options

 

Ferring Heart for Heroes

Ferring is committed to helping eligible veterans and their spouses along the road to parenthood.

Who is eligible?

  • Medically separated from active duty
  • Department of Defense Category 2 or 3 veteran
  • The service-related injury resulted in infertility requiring assisted reproduction
  • Must be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
  • Patient and/or spouse has no insurance coverage for IVF medications

Men Having Babies

Men Having Babies, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that was spun off in July 2012 from a program that ran at the NYC LGBT Center since 2005. It started as a peer support network for biological gay fathers and fathers-to-be, offering monthly workshops and an annual seminar. Beyond the seminars and workshops, Men Having Babies runs several programs to promote its educational, advocacy, and affordability mission.

IVF Michigan is proud to participant in MHB’s Gay Parenting Assistance Program. We offer GPAP Stage I level program. Stage I is the journey booster piece of the program that provides prospective parents who qualify based on income and other criteria access to discounts from clinics, agencies, and law firms. Men Having Babies created The Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) as part of their mission to make building a family more affordable for gay prospective parents that need financial assistance for their surrogacy journey. GPAP annually facilitates over a million dollars worth of financial support for gay prospective parents in two programs.

IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers is a participant of the Men Having Babies Membership Program (MBP) which offers a monetary discount off professional fees for embryo transfer for Men Having Babies’ members.

Hebrew Free Loan Detroit

The high cost of fertility treatments and adoption can be a barrier to parenthood for many Jewish families. Thanks to the generous support of Nancy and Richard Barr, Merle and Ron Schwartz, and The Sandra and Alfred Sherman Family IVF-Fertility-Adoption Loan Fund, these loans help to pay for adoption, fertility treatment and Jewish genetic testing expenses. Apply Here

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