Reimbursement for cost of donor egg
My wife and I are going through a fertility treatment process, and we have purchased a donor egg out-of-pocket from a donor bank. We are seeking a billing and procedure code that we can provide to our insurance company to facilitate a reimbursement.
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Reimbursement for donor egg
My wife and I are going through a fertility treatment process, and we have purchased a donor egg out-of-pocket from a donor bank. View the Answer
Misconduct in third-party assisted reproductive technology by participants and nonmedical professionals or entities: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
In some instances, it is ethically permissible for the physician to either disclose material information to the affected party or to decline to provide or continue to provide care. View the Committee Opinion
Reimbursement for cost of donor egg
My wife and I are going through a fertility treatment process, and we have purchased a donor egg out-of-pocket from a donor bank. View the Answer
Billing egg donor’s retrieval to recipient’s insurance
How you would bill an egg donor’s retrieval to a patient’s insurance? View the Answer
Psychological Evaluation
Many REs require patients (and their spouses/partners) who are considering using donor gametes to see an infertility counselor first. View the Answer
IVF Case Rates
What ICD-10 codes apply to case rates? View the Answer
Diagnosis Code For Same-Sex Egg Donation
We have a same-sex male couple with insurance coverage for IVF. View the Answer
Donor Egg Infectious Disease Lab Screening
The issue we are experiencing is outside labs billing with Z11.3 are getting denials stating improper ICD-10 for the services billed. View the Answer
Donor Egg Lot Acquisition
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Donor Eggs-Physical Exam
Is there a specific CPT code used for Donor Physical Exams or would a practice just bill using the appropriate E&M Code? View the Answer
Donor Egg-Retrieval On Recipient's Claim
Is the donor egg retrieval included on the bill to insurance with the first IVF treatment for the recipient? View the Answer
Donor Embryos
Could you give guidance for the correct ICD-10 code(s) to use when a patient is doing an Anonymous Donor Embryo Transfer cycle? View the Answer
Donor Screening
Is there a specific CPT code used for Donor Physical Exams or would a practice just bill using the appropriate E&M Code? View the Answer
Egg Culture and Fertilization: Same Gender
A same-sex male couple requested half their donor eggs be fertilized with sperm from male #1 and the other half fertilized from male #2. View the Answer
Claim Form for Donor Egg Retrieval
What bill form is used of IVF donor egg retrieval? View the Answer
Updated terminology for gamete and embryo donors: directed (identified) to replace ‘‘known’’ and nonidentified to replace ‘‘anonymous’’: a committee opinion (2022)
ASRM encourages all stakeholders with an interest in gamete and embryo donation to adopt directed (identified). View the Committee Opinion
Financial compensation of oocyte donors: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
Financial compensation of women donating oocytes for reproductive or research purposes is justified on ethical grounds. View the Committee Opinion
Guidance regarding gamete and embryo donation (2021)
This document provides the latest recommendations for the evaluation of potential sperm, oocyte, and embryo donors as well as their recipients. View the Committee Opinion
Evidence-based outcomes after oocyte cryopreservation for donor oocyte in vitro fertilization and planned oocyte cryopreservation: a guideline (2021)
A review of success rates, factors that may impact success rates, and outcomes. View the Committee Opinion
Repetitive oocyte donation: a committee opinion (2020)
Donors should be advised of the number of cycles/donations that a given oocyte donor may undergo. View the Committee Opinion
Using family members as gamete donors or gestational carriers (2017)
The use of adult intrafamilial gamete donors and gestational surrogates is generally ethically acceptable when all participants are fully informed. View the Committee Document
