Pregnancy Costs

[rani]

How much does it cost to have a baby in HK?

One of the first questions that pops into everyone's mind once they find out they're

Here's a breakdown of what we spent:

Prenatal Care (consultations, u/s, 4D scan, blood work) - $19K
Private Room Adventist - $27K
Normal Delivery Dr's Fee's - $21K
Epidural - $4K
Anesthetist Epidural -$16K
Miscellanous Meds - $2K

Pediatrician - $5K

Total: $94K (Thank god for insurance)

What about you?

Rani

[Lipe]

Unfortunately, my baby was breach and I had to have an elective c-section at Matilda.
Hospital charges: $ 48k (private room + one x-ray for the baby)
Doctors:
Dr. Gosh (obst.): 51k, including pre-natal visits, tests, etc and delivery (we had just one bill from him at the end).
Dr. Thondup (pediatrician): $ 8k
Dr. Aik (anesthesiologist): $ 8k
Total: $ 119k (agree, insurance is everything here)

PS: Rani, have you had a normal delivery?

[rani]

Oops, I forgot to mention I had a natural delivery.

Rani

[honey]

These are insane amounts of money!
For those of you without insurance...

Dr. Gosh pre-natal visits & tests - $10,000
Delivery at Queen Mary in public ward - $400

The cab fares to and from Pokfulam cost more than our entire hospital bill!

[simms]

Dear Rani

Please can you explain something to me, I'm so confused about these costs! As far as I can see, a private room at the adventist for normal (3 day) delivery is ~$27,000, with an epidural coming in at $4,500. I don't know what Dr Gosh charges, but my obs (Derek Lo) charges $20,000 for normal delivery... my mental arithmetic is not great, but I reckon this is $51,500.... so what is the extra $20K for?!!! After all, the Adventist brochure claims that the packages include 'everything'.... is this true? If you wouldn't mind posting a more detailed breakdown of the costs, that would be really helpful.

One more question.. does everyone need to see a paediatrician?

The reason for these questions is that our insurance is up to a certain amount.. any hidden costs are going to hit us hard!

[rani]

Simms,

I've updated my post above.

Just wanted to let you know that the Anesthetist fees are high cos we called him at the last minute, plus it was a Sunday!

To avoid any surprises best to get a quote from Dr Derek's Anesthetist too.

Rani

[suz]

oh remember that there may be other extras like if your baby is jaundiced, it may need phototherapy. I had my baby at the Sanatorium, and that was almost am extra HK$5k a day (equipment rental plus blood tests but pediatircian's visit etc etc etc)

Most of my friends end up paying HK45-55K for normal deliveries at the Adventists.

[rani]

Simms,

Yes, most hospitals require that you have a Paediatrician.

You should check if your insurance covers the baby as well. I was insured with William Russell and newborns are 100% covered for the first 28 days under the mother's policy.

Rani