Gestational Surrogacy Cost & Fees

No. Based on feedback from our clients and fertility centers, our Matching Matters process is both faster and higher quality than other agencies. We make a significant investment in building a deep pool of healthy and qualified surrogates and review hundreds of applications every week to find the select few that we bring forward for matching. That said, we know how important the right match is to a successful surrogacy journey and it may take time to find the right surrogate for you. While we cannot guarantee or even predict the precise time it will take to find your surrogate, with the All-In Program we do guarantee a full refund at any time prior to when you are matched.

No. Costs for all services required by your fertility center are separate and are the responsibility of intended parents. These services typically include your surrogate’s medical screening and workup, preparation for the embryo transfer and medical monitoring until the pregnancy is “established.”

Yes. With our All-In Program, we assist you in obtaining, at no additional cost to you, health insurance to ensure that your surrogate’s “usual and customary” in-network medical expenses are fully covered once the obstetrician assumes responsibility for her care. Further, we provide for her bed rest disability, life insurance, and IVF complications insurance in our All-In Program.

With our All-In Program, we create a comprehensive compensation plan. First, we provide a generous starting budget of $48,000, which includes payments starting pre-pregnancy, continuing throughout pregnancy, and continuing into the ‘4th Trimester’. We understand that your decision about who is the perfect surrogate for you is a critical ingredient to a successful journey. In addition, surrogate compensation may fluctuate by market and at various times, including, for instance, the health crisis associated with the COVID pandemic. Therefore, your surrogate's starting compensation may go up from this base budget and the difference between $48,000 and the actual compensation package of your chosen surrogate will be an added expense for you, the intended parent. Rest assured, however, that you will know the amount of any surrogate's compensation package prior to accepting a match.

Our All-In Program covers additional surrogate compensation for additional medical procedures, such as multiple embryo transfers, a caesarean section, and multiple medication cycles. Finally, in our All-In Program, we include surrogate compensation for, if medically necessary, bed rest (inclusive of her lost wages, childcare, and housekeeping). And, we include seven days of lost wages for her partner if the partner must assist the surrogate, at any time during her pregnancy.

Yes. With our All-In Program, we include the greater of the number of embryos that you have available at the time your legal work is finalized or 4 embryo transfers. The program also includes any additional compensation due to your surrogate for these transfers, such as replenishment of base compensation that starts prior to pregnancy. Additional embryo transfers thereafter are $5,000 per transfer, plus any additional compensation due to your surrogate.

With our All-In Program, you have unlimited matches if the surrogate chooses to withdraw from the program or otherwise terminates the relationship.

If you decide to terminate your match with the surrogate after your surrogate has been approved by your doctor, you may elect to be rematched with a new surrogate for an additional $15,000, plus any replenishment of pre-pregnancy payments due to your surrogate. Of note, however, if your match needs to be terminated for medical necessity, you have unlimited matches included in the All-In Program.

With our All-In Program, twins are an additional charge of $28,000 that goes toward additional compensation for your surrogate, insurance coverage, and additional activities for the management of a higher risk pregnancy, such as a high incidence and duration of bed rest.

If the insurance provider denies expenses for maternity and delivery management, we will provide our guidance to help you contest the provider’s charges, the insurance company’s denial, or both. Ultimately, however, medical expenses uncovered expenses are the responsibility of the intended parents.

Yes. With our All-In Program, we include a provision for the legal services you will need for your journey, including the gestational carrier agreement between you and your surrogate; legal representation for your surrogate; and the proper establishment of your parental rights. These services are provided through the network of attorneys that Conceiveabilities has vetted for their surrogacy expertise. One important legal item remains at your personal expense, which is a review of your will, along with addressing any unique statutory requirements that could apply to your journey.

You and your surrogate may come to agreement for her to pump and supply breast milk after delivery. If so, the related compensation and expenses are the responsibility of the intended parents and not covered within the All-In Program.