Understanding YOUR OVERALL Costs

Same Love is committed to making your journey to having a child via surrogacy as worry-free and enjoyable as possible. Transparency is key to that commitment. While the total cost of surrogacy varies from case to case, your personal guide will make sure you understand any potential costs that may arise and help you plan for your family’s future. Following is a list of typical expenses related to surrogacy and/or egg donation. Intended Parent(s) can work exclusively with Same Love’s donor services or surrogate services (or both) to build their family.  

FULLY ESTIMATED EXPENSE: $192,000 (Singleton) – $275,000 (Twins)

(* All costs are estimates only and will vary from case-to-case)

Breakdown below

Agency Fee for IPs: $40,000 for Surrogate, $16,000 for Egg Donor Guaranteed Services

• Includes finding and matching to a suitable fully pre-screened surrogate in a surrogacy friendly US state
• Includes finding, screening, and matching to a suitable egg donor
• Continual guidance, information, and service throughout the entire journey to parenthood
• Use of all SLS’s professional resources – fertility doctors, attorneys, licensed psychologist, escrow/trust companies, and ART insurance brokers
• Egg donor agency fee includes pre-screening costs, IP psych, escrow management, attorney fees for IPs & donor, and donor insurance

Legal Fees: $11,000 – $18,000

• Intended Parent(s) surrogate and egg donor contract, parental rights and court fees
• Surrogate attorney fees
• Escrow/Trust account management fee (held by an attorney)

Egg Donor Compensation & Expenses: $11,000 – $20,000

• Egg Donor Compensation: $10,000 for first time – $12,000+ for experienced
• Egg Donor Local Travel Expenses: Up to $1,000
• Egg Donor Non-Local Travel Expenses & Outside Monitoring Clinic Expenses – up to $8,000

Surrogate Compensation & Expenses: $64,000 (Singleton) – $111,000 (Twins)

• Surrogate Base Compensation: $60,000 for California surrogates, $55,000 for all other states
• $5,000+ additional for a proven surrogate (per completed journey)
• Surrogate Expenses: $8,000 for monthly expense allowance, medical clearance fee, cycle/embryo transfer fees, local travel expenses, positive HCG fee, and additional variable expenses if needed
• Additional Expenses (if needed): Multiple Birth $10,000, C-Section $5,000, net lost wages – $0 – $10,000

IVF Clinic Medical Expenses: $40,000 – $50,000

• IVF Clinic package/fees (PGT testing on embryos – SLS recommended)
• Medical screening for Intended Parent(s), Egg Donor & Surrogate
• Medications for surrogate and egg donor
• Required psychological evaluation for Intended Parent(s)

Health Insurance & Delivery Expenses (Newborn care or newborn Insurance Not Included): $10,000 – $20,000

• Health Insurance for surrogate during the journey
• Life Insurance for Surrogate ($500,000) & IP ($100,00)
• Health insurance premiums (co-insurance/deductibles) for OBGYN and delivery