How to Pay for a Surrogate Mother

A surrogate mother is a woman who carries another woman's fertilized egg to term. The surrogate may compensated for her time and health-related expenses. How the family-to-be will pay for the costs incurred during the pregnancy can often be of real concern.

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      Expect to pay anywhere from $15 to $50 thousand dollars for an agency-represented surrogate pregnancy. Expenses covered through an agency usually include legal and accounting fees, medical procedures and psychological evaluations, surrogate benefits and surrogate fees.

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      Check with your health insurance provider to determine if your policy covers any of the medical expenses incurred by the surrogate mother. Likewise, the surrogate mother will need to have a health insurance plan in place to help cover the costs of prenatal care and delivery.

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      Ask to set up a fee schedule with the representing agency to pay for expenses not covered under health insurance plans. Consider asking close friends and families for donations or, if you know of a couple that is contracting a surrogate mother, hold a benefit in their behalf to help raise funds.

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