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Cord Blood Banking You may also want to do some research before you plunk down a lot of money to bank your baby's cord blood. I recommend verifying that the banks are accredited with the American Assoc. of Blood Banks (www.aabb.org). I'm not sure if these are accredited or not, they were just a list of major banks I collected. Plus, some prices may have changed as this list was created in 2004. California Cryobank, Inc. - Initial processing, collection, testing and deposit fees: $1,015. Yearly storage fees: $115 (or $500 for 5 years, $840 for 10 years, and $1,500 for 20 years). 800-400-3430 http://www.mycordblood.com/ Cord Blood Registry - Processing and banking $1740. Yearly storage $95. Prepaid Option - CBR offers their clients the option of prepaying the initial 18 years of storage with a one-time payment of $1410 (a $300 savings). 888-267-3256 www.cordblood.com Cryo-Cell International Inc. - Initial processing, collection, and testing: $1,100. Yearly storage $115. Or a one time storage plan for 21 years $2,895. 800-786-7235 www.cryo-cell.com Lifebank - Enrollment and processing $1,395. Yearly storage fee after the first year: $95. 877-543-3226, 973-267-8200 www.lifebankusa.com Viacord - Enrollment and processing: $1650. Private Courier Shipping Fee: $150. Yearly storage: $125 866-668-4895, www.viacord.com Hope this information helps those of you who are thinking about saving your babies cord blood. We donated our son's cord blood. It didn't hurt him. They collected the blood from the cord attached to the placenta after he had been delivered and after his cord had been cut. Several hospitals today will accept cord blood donations. Be sure to discuss this with your doctor ahead of time. At the time our hospital didn't accept the donations, but we found a private company that sent us a kit and had us FedEx the donation to them.
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