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10 Jan 2025

Recently, a regulation regarding the participation of health insurance in the costs of assisted reproduction treatments in Iceland came into effect. This regulation covers in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and intrauterine insemination (IUI).

The reimbursement from health insurance is as follows:

 

General:

1st treatment (IVF, ICSI, IUI): up to 150.000 ISK

2nd–4th treatment (IVF, ICSI, IUI): up to 400.000 ISK

Treatment for malignant disease (impending infertility issues):

1st–4th treatment (IVF, ICSI, IUI): up to 400.000 ISK

Egg retrieval, IVF/ICSI, and embryo freezing: up to 300.000 ISK

Embryo transfer from frozen embryos: up to 100.000 ISK*

Egg freezing: up to 250.000 ISK

Thawing eggs, fertilization, and embryo transfer: up to 200.000 ISK*

Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA): up to 85.000 ISK

Sperm freezing: up to 25.000 ISK

Storage fee for frozen gametes/embryos: up to 25.000 ISK per year

*Please note Sjúkratryggingar Íslands reimburses only once