Total first year: $1100* + GST
This is the total fee payable by parents in the first year for cord blood banking.
- enrollment
- first year storage
- cord blood testing (microbiological, cell count, viability, ABO, Rh Factor)
- maternal blood sample infectious disease marker testing (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, HIV, HTLV, CMV)
- birthing facility cord blood collection fee
- birthing facility maternal blood sample collection fee
*Please note: fee does not include the cost of shipping your personalized collection kit to you (collection kit courier fee) once your enrollment forms have been received, and the courier fee (cord blood courier fee) for secure shipment of your baby’s cord blood from your birthing facility or Toronto airport (if required) to our laboratory. You will be advised of this fee by your care manager at the time of enrollment. Please contact your care manager for further details. In the unlikely event that your baby’s cord blood is not collected, $1000+GST is refunded to your credit card. (all fees minus $100 enrollment and the collection kit courier fee are refunded).
Payment Options: free of any interest and/or administration fees. Choose to pay your first year fees all at once, in monthly installments of $100 + GST or in 3 monthly payments. See page 3 of form 1 for futher details.
Annual Storage Fee
(payable yearly after the first year): $125 + GST
Cord Blood delivery to laboratory - Cord blood courier fee Schedule:
The CBBC is committed to ensuring the best care for your baby’s cord blood. Once your baby’s cord blood is collected, a trained courier is dispatched to your birthing facility or Toronto airport for prompt delivery of your baby’s cord blood to our laboratory for processing. Cord blood can only be accepted if handled by an approved courier. Please consult your care manager for further details.
Birthing facility located within GTA : $25 + GST
Toronto airport pickup (for air canada cargo shipments-mandatory to avoid delays) : $25 + GST
Outside GTA : $50-$300 + GST - Only available in Ontario.
Please consult your care manager for further details: availability and fee schedule.
(All fees subject to GST and subject to change without notice)