Pursuing gestational surrogacy can be costly. New York State Department of Health estimated a cost of up to $150,000. The price tag can even exceed $150,000 depending on different situations. Why is surrogacy so expensive? A surrogacy journey can be complex and consists of many professionals, including your medical and legal teams as well as the quarterback service professionals at your surrogacy agency. 
 

If you work with a surrogacy agency, the agency fee covers many aspects of your surrogacy journey, including:
 

• Management of your entire journey, from start to finish;

• Access to surrogate candidates who have been rigorously pre-screened;

• Assistance with matching the intended parent/parents with your desired surrogate;

• Comprehensive journey support for you and the surrogate;

• Coordination of all travel arrangements for the surrogate including flights, hotels and ground transportation;

• Attendance of the surrogate’s fertility appointments as well as her vital medical appointments during pregnancy;

• Complimentary support services to your surrogate;

• Accompanying the surrogate to her delivery if the hospital policy permit and arranging the intended parent/parents to pick up the child from the hospital;

• Coordination of legal services;

• Coordination of the purchase of medical and life insurance, etc.