The short explanation
AskHer cannot tell you what it will cost, because costs vary enormously between a government facility, a charitable clinic and a private hospital and AskHer has no verified fee information for any of them. What it can tell you is the questions that get you a real number: ask for the consultation fee, whether tests are extra, whether the follow-up is charged again, and ask for it before you agree to anything.
What depends on your situation
The parts of this that change from woman to woman. Uncertainty is stated, not hidden.
- Care in government facilities under the National Health Mission is free or nominally charged for a substantial range of services, including several family planning methods and routine antenatal care. What is available where you live varies by state and by facility, and the facility itself is the only reliable source.
- The commonest surprise is not the consultation fee, it is the tests. Ask, before the tests are done, what each one costs and whether any of them are available free at a government facility nearby.
- Ask whether a follow-up visit to discuss results is charged as a new consultation. Practice differs, and a package that looked affordable can double.
- If a package is being offered — a fertility workup, a screening bundle — ask for the whole cost in writing, ask what it includes, and ask what happens if only part of it turns out to be needed.
- Saying that cost is a constraint is a clinically relevant fact, not an embarrassment. A clinician who knows you can afford one test rather than four will choose the one that matters.
What this answer cannot determine
The boundary of online education. These need a clinician who can see you.
- This cannot tell you any actual price. No fee, scheme or facility information on AskHer has been verified, and inventing a figure would send someone out with the wrong amount of money.
- This cannot tell you what a scheme you are enrolled in covers. Only the scheme or the facility can.
- This explanation was written by AskHer's editorial team from the guidance listed under Sources. A clinician registered in India has not signed this version off yet — that is why no clinical reviewer is named at the foot of this page, and it is why nothing here is a diagnosis.
Questions for your clinician
Take these with you. You can add any of them to an appointment card.
- What is the consultation fee, and is the follow-up charged again?
- What will these tests cost altogether?
- Are any of these available free at a government facility?
- If cost is a problem for me, which of these matters most?
- Can I have an itemised receipt?
When to seek help
Clinician-approved guidance for this topic. When in doubt, being seen is never the wrong choice.
Get help the same day
- you need emergency care — go. Cost is settled afterwards and no facility should turn away an emergency
Book an appointment soon
- you have been putting off an appointment because you do not know what it will cost
- you have been offered a package and have not been given the full price
- you stopped a treatment because you could not afford it — say so rather than stopping silently
Sources
The evidence this explanation is built on.
- Family Planning National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India
- Family Planning guidelines National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Who wrote and reviewed this
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- Author
- AskHer Editorial AskHer's editorial team — not an individual clinician Works in English, தமிழ், हिन्दी
- Clinical reviewer
- Nobody yet No clinician has signed this answer off. That is what the “Editorially reviewed” badge means, and why it does not say “Clinically reviewed”. It was written and checked by AskHer’s editorial team against the sources listed above, and it is queued for a clinician who works in this area.
- Review status
- Editorially reviewed
- Last reviewed
- Last reviewed 26 August 2026
- Version
- 1
Correction history
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