Assessing online price transparency of sperm cryopreservation across the United States.
fertility preservation
pricing estimates
sperm cryopreservation
sperm freezing
transparency
Journal
Andrologia
ISSN: 1439-0272
Titre abrégé: Andrologia
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0423506
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
17
06
2020
revised:
13
10
2020
accepted:
19
12
2020
pubmed:
6
1
2021
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
5
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although the lack of information on the costs and pricing of healthcare services prevails throughout the medical industry, empiric observations have demonstrated that pricing information is even more obscured in the sperm cryopreservation market. Thus, the objectives of our study are to assess and compare online price transparency and the price of sperm cryopreservation across various healthcare settings in the United States. This study examined online pricing published by facilities that have an active registration to store spermatozoa with the Food and Drug Administration. Less than one-fifth of registered facilities display any pricing information online. Price transparency also varies among census regions and facility types. Nationally, the median initial bank fee and annual price of storage are $350 and $385 respectively. Although there were no differences in the initial fee by facility type and census region, the annual price of storing spermatozoa is highest in the Northeast, which could be attributed to laboratory techniques, demographic patterns or insurance coverage. Guidelines from professional societies or different legislation and regulatory requirements across different US states can increase price transparency, which can promote consumer decision-making and decrease the barrier for men seeking fertility preservation.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13957Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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