With annual storage plans, you pay a processing fee for the collection kit, transport, processing and testing of the cord blood and tissue collected. This fee is comprised of a deposit paid at enrolment, with the balance payable in a lump sum two weeks after birth or over a 12 month payment schedule. An annual storage fee is then paid for as long as you wish to continue storing and without fixed time commitment. The annual fee, adjusted for CPI (*further subject to change), covers one year of cryogenic storage. The first payment is payable three months after birth, and thereafter payable annually.
Prepaid storage plans combine fees associated with the collection kit, transport, processing, testing and storage of the cord blood and tissue. You choose whether to prepay storage for 20 or 30 years, or one of our new Lifetime storage plans#.
With a prepaid storage plan, there is a deposit payable at enrolment with the balance payable either in a lump sum two weeks after birth or by either a 12 or 24 monthly payment schedule. Payments start from $206 per month for a 24 month period for 20 years of cord blood storage.
To view the current Cell Care banking and client agreement, please click on the link below:
Cell Care Client Agreement (905 KB)
#Lifetime is defined as an average of 83 years for males & females (Australian Bureau of statistics for life expectancy 2020-2022)