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How much does it cost to store cord blood
Saturday, August 27th, 2011After knowing what is cord blood and what are their benefits, it is time to talk about how much does cord blood banking cost. Most of the pricing plans from the different cord blood banks have different storage plans. The common thing among them is that they longer you store the cord blood with them, the cheaper is the cost. We have research on a number of cord blood banks so that you can do some cord blood banks comparison by yourself.
Cord blood registry
One of the biggest and most established cord blood bank is Cord Blood Registry or CBR for short. According to the site’s information, the company has been established for 15 years and now holds more than 350,000 cord blood in their banks. CBR is also the only cord blood bank that can store both cord blood and cord blood tissues. While the latter has not been used, they are being researched on to see what kind of benefits they can bring to patients.
Below is the price chart for CBR
Cyro Cell
Another established company is Cyrocell.com, which has been around sincne 1989. Since their inception, they have a 100% record of being able to successfully freeze the cord blood. In fact, they even offer $50,000 Payment Guarantee to ensure that the cord blood is well taken care of. Below is their pricing plan for cord blood storage. If you have difficulties in paying for the service upfront, cyro cell also offers a financing scheme that you can consider.
Viacord
Finally, viacord is another established cord blood bank that has been in business since 1995. It has served over 250,000 families and more importantly, has released 215 cases for families who need to do the stem cells transfer. Below is their pricing plan:
Cord blood bank cost comparisons
If you want to compare the cost of cord blood across the above three services, below is a chart by cyro cell. Of course, the information might not be fully fair given that it is done by the company. However, it is a good snapshoot that can show you that the average cost of cord blood banking is around USD2000 per year.
