Costs
The costs for sterilisation treatment are determinate after the kind of therapy and the dose of necessary medications. These are normally very expensive and makes a big part of the total expenses.
By legally insured persons the health insurance normally pays a part of 50%, exceptions are by the above described patient with certain age constellations or other indications which exclude a participation of the health insurance.
Legally insured person
| |
self |
-part |
total |
| |
without medication |
with medication |
|
| IUI (without stimulation) |
ca. 130 € |
ca. 150 € |
ca. 240 € |
| IUI (with stimulation) |
ca. 130 € |
ca. 450 € |
ca. 900 € |
| IVF |
ca. 900 € |
ca. 1.600 € |
ca. 3.200 € |
| ICSI |
ca. 1.100 € |
ca. 1.800 € |
ca. 3.600 € |
Private insured person
|
achievement without medication |
|
amount |
| IUI (without stimulation) |
ca. 300 € |
|
ca. 350 € |
| IUI (with stimulation) |
ca. 300 € |
|
ca. 1.000 € |
| IVF |
ca. 3.000 € |
|
ca. 3.800 € |
| ICSI |
ca. 4.500 € |
|
ca. 5.300 € |
Added achievements
| Achievement |
amount |
| Cryo-preservation of fertilised ova |
462,51 € |
| Cryo-preservation of sperms incl. 1 year of storage |
201,09 € |
| Assisted Hatching |
201,04 € |
| Embryo Glue/UTM |
60,33 € |
| PICSI |
188,00 € |
| Blastocysttransfer |
264,93 € |
| Polar body diagnostic (with 5 oocytes) |
ca. 450 € |
Addition to the costs:
The federal committee of doctors and the health insurance has changed the guidelines to the so-called
"artificial conception" with effect starting the 1st January 2004.
After these guidelines half of the costs for the following treatments are taken over:
- 8 artificial inseminations in not stimulated cycle
- 3 artificial insemination in stimulated cycle
- 3 In-vitro-Fertilisation (IVF) or
- 3 Intra cytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI)
A special regulation for additional attempts of treatment does not exist anymore.
The legally insured persons only receives the material achievement, if
- both married partner have completed the age of 25 and
- the woman has not completed the age of 40 and
- the man has not completed the age of 50.
Besides the age regulation the cost which the legal health insurance does not carry are in these cases:
- unmarried couples
- after preceded sterilisation from the man or the woman
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