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Introduction

All prices are subject to change without notice and Bridge reserves the right to apply its current pricing at any time irrespective of the contents of this website. Every effort will be made to keep pricing information accurate. E&O.E.

 
Schedule of Fees - Valid from 1st June 2009
 
Consultations & Counselling
Initial Consultation
£180

You will see a Fertility Specialist, our Genetics Counsellor and a Care Team Member. Please allow 1½ - 2 hours in total.

 
Follow-up Consultation
£90
You will see a Fertility Specialist and a member of the Care Team.
Diagnostic Outcome and Treatment Planning Review
No charge
Test Results Review - semen analysis only
£60
Counselling - only when in additiol to sessions included in treatments
£80
Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic
Consultation with Professor Howard Carp
£240
Screening Tests - Recurrent miscarriage/Implantation failure
£340-580
Well Woman Screen
  • Total Cost
£246
  • Mammography for women over the age of 40 - additional cost
£175

Cancellation Fees
Unless a minimum of 48 hours notice has been given, all consultations are subject to cancellation fees for non-attendance. Cancellation fees are levied at the full rate for the consultation missed.

Diagnostic Investigations
Ultrasound Scan
£145
Ultrasound Scan plus Antral Follicle Count
£260
Ultrasound Scan with Colour Doppler
£210
Ultrasound Scan by Doctor
£200

Ultrasound Scan by Doctor with Colour Doppler

£275
Follow-up Ultrasound Scan by Doctor with Colour Doppler
£200
3D/4D Scan with DVD
£250
3D - Aquascan
£235
3D - HysteroContrastSalpingography (HyCoSy)
£355
Intensive Cycle Monitoring
£525
Pre-treatment Screening Tests
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
£48
  Hepatitis B
£55
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
£48
  Hepatitis C
£110
Oestradiol (E2)
£48
  HIV

£58

Progesterone
£48
  High Vaginal Swab
£65
Prolactin
£48
  Chlamydia
£90
Rubella
£45
  Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)
£160
Ovarian Assessment Report (OAR)
Ovarian Assessment Report
(as part of a treatment cycle)
£435
Female Reproductive Health Assessment
(OAR + Scan and Antral Follicle Count + Consultation)
£730
 
Male Diagnostic & Other Procedures
Semen Analysis
£115

'Back-up' Cryopreservation of Sperm
Includes storage for a maximum of 12 months, after which sample will be discarded

£250
Advanced Semen Analysis
RCA or rapid centrifugal analysis
£385
Sperm DNA Fragmentation Assay
Quality and integrity test
£415
Annual Storage - cryopreserved sperm
£250

PESA
At Bridge Day Care Unit, with intravenous sedation.
In addition to the cost of IVF/ICSI.

£1,425

Laboratory Services post PESA
Examination and sperm retrieval from PESA samples.

£175
Sperm Cryopreservation post PESA
Includes storage for one year. In addition to the cost of IVF/ICSI.
£360
TESE
At Bridge Day Care Unit, with intravenous sedation. In addition to the cost of IVF/ICSI.
£1,675
Laboratory Services post TESE
Examination and sperm retrieval from TESE samples.
£175
Sperm Cryopreservation post TESE
Includes storage for one year. In addition to the cost of IVF/ICSI.
£455
Histological Examination of testicular biopsy post TESE
£195
Donor Sperm
Bridge Donor Sperm - in addition to the cost of treatment
  • Bridge DonorShare administration fee
£220
  • Bridge DonorShare
£2,200
Non Bridge Donor Sperm - in addition to the cost of treatment
  • Donor Matching Fee
£220
  • Rent Transport Container
£47
  • Courier Fees:
London - within M25
At cost
  • Sperm - per cycle
Price on application
  • Import Fee for sperm from overseas
    (additional to the cost of the sperm and IUI fee)
£605
Known Sperm Donor  
  • Stage One: Initial Screening Fee (in addition to the cost of IUI/IVF)
£625
  • Stage Two: Full Screening Fee (in addition to the cost of IUI/IVF and only undertaken after initial screening completed)
£1,015
Treatment Options
Ovulation Induction (Stimulation of Ovulation)
£495
IUI Treatment Costs  
For further information on other costs please ask for the detailed IUI price list.
Preparation of Sperm - per cycle
£45
Natural Cycle
£665
Stimulated Cycle
Excluding the cost of drugs
£710

IUI under Sedation
at The Bridge Centre DCU

£230
HEFA Fee IUI
must be levied each cycle using donor sperm
£52
 
IVF/ICSI Treatment Costs
For a more detailed breakdown of the costs please ask for separate infomation sheets.  
IVF - per cycle
Excludes the cost of drugs
£3,150

ICSI (Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection)
Supplement per cycle IVF

£1,190
Specific IVF Treatments  
IVF - Egg Share - contribution per cycle

NO CHARGE

IVF - Egg Share - ICSI supplement per cycle
£825
IVF - Surrogacy - per cycle
£7,500
Low Stimulation IVF
£2,500
IVF Additional Charges  
HFEA Fee IVF or IVF/ICSI - each cycle undertaken/all UK cycles
£104.50
Nominated Doctor
£400
Anaesthetist
£230
Extra Hospital Charges (London Bridge Hospital)
£1,150
 
Procedures Following Egg Collection  
Laser Assisted Hatching
Cost additional to IVF/ ICSI
£700
Blastocyst Culture
£350

Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer (GIFT)
Excludes the cost of drugs

£3,800

Laparoscopic Tubal Embryo Transfer (LIFT)
Cost addition
al to IVF and ICSI

£1,700
Embryo Cryopreservation
Embryo Cryopreservation
Includes storage for one year
£445
Two-Stage Embryo Cryopreservation
Includes storage for one year
£665
Embryo Storage - annual renewal fee
£250
Frozen Embryo Transfers - FET  
Embryo Thawing Fee
£135
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Excludes the cost of drugs
£990
HFEA Fee FET
£104.50
   
Interrupted Treatment Cycles  
   

Interrupted IVF Cycles
When an IVF Cycle is interrupted for clinical reasons, the invoiced treatment cycle
is credited and the following charges are applied for treatment only completed prior to the interruption:

for 1 to 2 scans
£375
for 3 to 4 scans
£510
5 or more scans
£645
Plus the costs of any other diagnostic tests completed within the cycle.
Please note: In rare cases, where an IVF cycle proceeds to egg collection, but embryo transfer does not occur, a credit of £252 will be given against the next cycle of treatment at Bridge.
 
Interrupted IUI Cycles
When an IUI cycle of treatment is interrupted for clinical reasons, the invoiced treatment cycle is credited and the following charges are applied for treatment only completed prior to interruption:-
1 to 2 scans
£145
each
Each scan thereafter
£80
each
Plus the cost of any other diagnostic tests completed within the cycle
 
Interrupted FET Cycles
When an FET cycle of treatment is interrupted for clinical reasons, the invoiced treatment cycle is credited and the following charges are applied for treatment completed prior to the interruption:
1 to 2 scans
£145
each
Each scan thereafter
£80
each
Plus the costs of any other diagnostic tests completed within the treatment cycle.
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Screening (PGS)
 
Consultations and Counselling
Clinical Genetics Consultation
A consultation with a senior qualified consultant in clinical genetics.
£240
PGD/PGS Counselling
A counselling session with a qualified counsellor on any aspect of a couple's proposed treament
£105
Single Gene Defects or HLA Matching

Test development

£2,310

HFEA Application

£525
Embryo biopsy and testing (per embryo)
£1,100

Chromosome Imbalance in Translocation Carriers

Test development 

£575
Test validation
£290
Embryo biopsy and testing
£1,525
Sperm translocation chromosome analysis
£605
 
Aneuploidy
Embryo biopsy and 8 chromosome screen
£1,850
Sperm aneuploidy testing (5 chromosomes)
£605
Array CGH (24 chromosomes) analysis of up to 8 samples - thereafter £195 per sample
£2,350

These prices exclude:

The cost of the IVF/ICSI cycle and drugs
Additional genetic testing which may be required before treatment starts
For a more detailed explanation of these procedures and the possible costing, please see the separate fee schedule.
Recipient Programmes
Bridge offers a number of treatment options, both in the UK and overseas.
Initial Consultation
£240
Your first visit to Bridge is a very important one and we aim to use your time with us as appropriately and effectively as possible. You should plan to be at Bridge for about two hours, during which time you will see a Fertility Specialist, a member of our egg donation team and a nurse who will review your Registration Form and medical history and ensure that we have all the information you are able to supply.
Follow-up Consultation
£120

You should plan to spend about an hour and a half at Bridge for this appointment. During this time your Infertility Specialist will review the results of the initial tests completed, advise what further tests, if any, or procedures need to be done and explain your treatment options. Again, there is the possibility that we will take a blood sample and/or perform an ultrasound scan. If information gained as a result of your Initial Consultation indicates a requirement for further tests and investigations, we will take, with your agreement, all the necessary steps.

Diagnostic Outcome and Treatment Planning Review

Free of Charge

You should plan to be at Bridge for about two hours during which time your Infertility Specialist will agree a treatment plan with you and prescribe the medication needed. You will also see a member of our egg donation team for a general briefing on the programme you have chosen and to check that all the consents necessary are done. If a semen sample from your partner is going to be required further into the treatment cycle, we offer a special freezing and storage service at this point as ‘insurance’ and you may wish to take up this option.

Please note that the full consultation fee is payable at the time of booking – see notes on the back page.

Administration Fee - this applies to all Egg Donation programmes and covers the very £275 detailed prepatory work necessary for each programme, including donor matching and, in the case of the International programmes, data transfer, communication and coordination with the overseas centre.
£275
Treatment prices start from
£4,950
HFEA Fee - UK programmes only
£104.50
Once you have decided whether or not you wish to be treated in the UK or overseas and the programme which best suits your individual needs, a fee schedule will be produced for you.
Bridge Clinical Embryology and Cryoservices Laboratories Egg and Semen Cryopreservation
 
Egg Freezing
Initial process including egg collection and 1 year storage - does not include initial consultation, screening tests or drugs
£2,890
Egg Freezing - 3 freeze 'package'
£6,950
Annual Storage cost
£250
Subsequent four year storage cost
£700
Nine year storage cost
£1,350
Defrost of eggs, fertilisation and embryo transfer
£2,210
Egg Freeze/Share
Contribution per cycle
No charge
Administration fee
£260
Interrupted Egg Freezing Cycles

When an Egg Freezing cycle is interrupted for clinical reasons, the invoiced treatment cycle is credited and the following charges are applied for treatment completed prior to interruption:

  • for 1 to 2 scans
£375
  • for 3 to 4 scans
£510
  • 5 or more scans
£640
  • plus the costs of any other diagnostic tests completed within the cycle.

Long Term Freeze (LTF) - which includes: -
£700
  • the initial freeze
  • storage for one year
  • consultation with Cryolaboratory Manager
  • consultation with Medical Consultant
  • consultation with Counsellor
  • freezing of up to 4 separate samples
  • storage in 2 separate storage tanks
This does NOT include Screening Tests, which are listed below
Annual Renewal of Storage Fee
£250
LTF with 5 Year Storage Package
Save £300 on annual renewal cost
£1,400
LTF with 10 Year Storage Package
Save £900 on annual renewal cost
£2,050
Combined Screening Tests
For HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
£199
Drugs Charges
Buserelin / Suprefact (Injection) 5.5ml
£62
Synarel / Nafarelin 30 iu dose
£60
Synarel / Nafarelin 60 iu dose
£105
Gonal F 75 iu amp
£24
Gonal F 300 iu amp
£96
Gonal F 450 iu amp
£144
Gonal F 900 iu amp
£288
Puregon 50iu amp
£16
Puregon 300iu Pen
£96
Puregon 600iu Pen
£192
Puregon 900iu Pen
£288
Menopur 75 iu amp
£19
Pregnyl 5000iu amp (2)
£14
Progynova 28 x 2mg tablets
£5
Cyclogest 15 pessaries
£18
Gestone IM
£9
 
Special Notes:
There are no refunds for unused drugs that have been taken off our premises.
Drugs cannot be supplied, nor taken from the premises, without prior payment.
 
Administration Charges
Copy of Patient Notes
(patients who have attended the clinic within the last twelve months)
£40
Copy of Patient Notes
(patients who have attended the clinic over twelve months ago or more)
£63
Foreign Visa Letter Request
£58
 
You can download our Direct Debit Mandate Form here
 

Terms and Conditions
All services and products provided by Bridge and all applicable HFEA fees must be paid for in full, in advance. Please see Terms and Conditions.

For PDF of full Terms and Conditions Click here

For PDF of Storage Terms and Conditions Click here

Private Health Insurance and Third Party Payment
As noted above, all fees payable to Bridge must be paid in advance. This is the case even if a third party or any insurance company may be liable to reimburse, or otherwise pay, such amounts. Bridge will arrange for any claim forms to be signed in order to assist in reclaiming any amounts due from an insurance company, or any third party. Please discuss this with one of our Patient Accounts Managers who will assist you as appropriate.

 

Information sheets giving a further breakdown of the costs relevant to some of the treatments you may undergo, are available. Please contact Patient Accounts by phone on 020 7403 3363 ext 229 or 244
or patientaccounts@thebridgecentre.co.uk or,
Admissions by phone on on 020 7089 1449 or admissions2@thebridgecentre.co.uk
     
Explanation of Abbreviations and Terms used in this Document:
  • IVF - in vitro fertilisation
  • ICSI - intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
    (injection of sperm into egg).
  • IVF+ICSI - because ICSI cannot exist without IVF, the term 'ICSI' is commonly used to encompass both the procedures of IVF and ICSI. In this document the procedures have been listed separately in order to explain the costings.
  • ET - embryo transfer
  • PGS - pre-implantation genetic screening
  • PGD - pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
  • Cryopreservation - the process of freezing and storing tissue at optimal temperatures.
  • Biopsy - the extraction of a small sample for the purposes of laboratory analysis for a tissue diagnosis.
 

All prices are subject to change without notice and Bridge reserves the right to apply its current pricing at any time irrespective of the contents of this website. Every effort will be made to keep pricing information accurate. E&O.E.

 

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