All proceduresOne IVF cycle — United Kingdom: What it costs and how long people wait
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- Cambridge IVF — Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 2,900 GBP (2026-10-15) — England; Cambridge IVF: First IVF package; single cycle; ICSI if required; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: Criteria: No previous IVF cycles or natural pregnancy, 37 years of age and under, AMH of between 6 - 35, BMI below 35, no severe uterine abnormalities, sperm count over 1million/ml motile sperm.; Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 5,240 GBP (2026-10-15) — England; Cambridge IVF: Pure IVF package; single cycle; ICSI separately priced; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: Criteria: 37 years of age and under, AMH of between 6 - 35, BMI below 35, no severe uterine abnormalities, sperm count over 1million/ml motile sperm.; Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 6,290 GBP (2026-10-15) — England; Cambridge IVF: IVF Plus package (for those patients not eligible for Pure); single cycle; ICSI separately priced; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: for those patients not eligible for Pure. Excluded / priced separately: Lubion; MACS ICSI - £1,683; MACS ICSI (completed at elsewhere) £2,025; Vitrification (freezing embryos and one years storage) - £765; Calcium Ionophore - £127; Initial Consultation (60 minutes) - £220. Source: Cambridge IVF · Captured: 2026-10-15
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Public care information · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15
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Cost to you: - Cambridge IVF — Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 2,900 GBP (2026-10-15) — Cambridge IVF: First IVF package; single cycle; ICSI if required; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: Criteria: No previous IVF cycles or natural pregnancy, 37 years of age and under, AMH of between 6 - 35, BMI below 35, no severe uterine abnormalities, sperm count over 1million/ml motile sperm.; Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 5,240 GBP (2026-10-15) — Cambridge IVF: Pure IVF package; single cycle; ICSI separately priced; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: Criteria: 37 years of age and under, AMH of between 6 - 35, BMI below 35, no severe uterine abnormalities, sperm count over 1million/ml motile sperm.; Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: published price 6,290 GBP (2026-10-15) — Cambridge IVF: IVF Plus package (for those patients not eligible for Pure); single cycle; ICSI separately priced; medication coverage unresolved; Eligibility: for those patients not eligible for Pure. Excluded / priced separately: Lubion; MACS ICSI - £1,683; MACS ICSI (completed at elsewhere) £2,025; Vitrification (freezing embryos and one years storage) - £765; Calcium Ionophore - £127; Initial Consultation (60 minutes) - £220.
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Cost to you: CyprusPrivate published prices
Scope not establishedpublished amount: 3,750–4,750 EUR · 3 price series · n=3 observations
CzechiaPrivate published prices
Published package; check inclusionspublished amount: 2,900–3,245 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations
Component onlypublished amount: 1,800 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations
Scope not establishedpublished amount: 1,100–1,595 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations
GreecePrivate published prices
Component onlypublished amount: 1,000–1,200 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations
PortugalPrivate published prices
Scope not establishedpublished amount: 5,600 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations
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Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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Historical waits do not predict appointments. Unsourced costs and waits are unknown. Prices keep their source currency; dated ECB USD references appear where available.
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Compare other countries with data| Country | Summary and detail |
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| Belgium | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 920 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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| Cyprus | Private published pricesScope not establishedpublished amount: 3,750–4,750 EUR · 3 price series · n=3 observations |
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| Czechia | Private published pricesPublished package; check inclusionspublished amount: 2,900–3,245 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations Component onlypublished amount: 1,800 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Scope not establishedpublished amount: 1,100–1,595 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations |
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| Spain | Public payment tariffsPublic tariff component onlypublished amount: 648.34 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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| Greece | Private published pricesComponent onlypublished amount: 1,000–1,200 EUR · 2 price series · n=2 observations |
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| Portugal | Private published pricesScope not establishedpublished amount: 5,600 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 2,902 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public tariff component onlypublished amount: 3,723 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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