Financial response from Chicago

I never got a response to the email I sent to the Reproductive Genetics institute in Chicago, so today I sent another one, through the automatic "contact us" link on their page, requesting a phone consultation. I got an email reply to that today, with at least some of the cost info that I wanted. They said the total cost of the procedure is about $13,000. The PGD analysis part that our insurance doesn't cover is about $3,500. They didn't give any figures for the cost of freezing and storing leftover embryos, although I requested that. But at least now we have some idea of what to expect!

Our infertility insurance should cover 80% of the expenses, excluding the PGD analysis. So the 20% we would have to pay of the about $9,500 is $1,900, say $2,000. So we're probably looking at a total cost of $2,000 + $3,500 for the PGD analysis + flight & lodging expenses for going and staying in Chicago, say maybe $1,000, and there's always some extra expenses, so we're probably looking at about $7,000 out-of-our-pocket expenses. Sigh. About what we expected.

It makes me think again though about how long to keep trying to get pregnant natually. Maybe we can keep trying a bit longer than I was originally thinking. The prenatal test and abortion is significantly less expensive. Well, we'll see at the end of the year like we planned, if I haven't conceived by then.