Gestational Carrier Fee (paid over the course of pregnancy):

The surrogacy process is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding and takes a significant amount of the surrogate’s time, energy and sacrifice. The main gestational surrogacy cost, then, is the Carrier Fee, which compensates the gestational carrier for her time, effort and sacrifice as she cares for your baby over the course of the surrogacy process. The compensation that is paid to your surrogate will help her and her family, as she’s typically also being a mother to her own children, and she’ll need to spend time away from work and family.

Traditional surrogacy may also involve carrier fees, although the total traditional surrogacy cost will primarily be affected by your state’s compensation laws.