Hope Biosciences cost

Hope Biosciences publishes its banking prices, which is unusual in this directory, and sells nothing else to the public. One banking programme, three payment plans, the same figures whether the cells come from an adult's fat or a newborn's placenta. What is not on the price list is treatment. The cultured cells are drug products, so they are released only into FDA authorized studies run by the nonprofit Hope Biosciences Research Foundation, which states those studies cost patients nothing. The real variable in your total is the collection procedure and how many years you expect to store.

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Cost at a glance

Typical cost: $3,950 to $10,000
How it is priced: Package
Published price lines: 4
Prices checked: August 2026

Pricing is indicative and set by each clinic. Confirm the final cost directly before treatment.

What Hope Biosciences charges

Treatment or service	Cost	Billed
Stem cell banking, Lifetime Plan AA single payment with no recurring charge afterwards. Same figure for adult and newborn banking.	$10,000	one time
Stem cell banking, Plan B$7,000 to start, then $250 a year in maintenance for as long as the cells are stored.	$7,000	upfront
Stem cell banking, Plan CThe cheapest way in at $3,950, then $500 a year. The most expensive of the three if you store for a long time.	$3,950	upfront
Annual maintenance after the upfront feeNothing on Plan A, $250 on Plan B, $500 on Plan C. Cells can be stored indefinitely, so this is the figure that decides which plan wins.	$0 to $500	per year
Fat or placenta collection procedureNot quoted on the site. Hope Bio collects or receives the sample, but taking the fat is a separate medical procedure, so ask who performs it locally and what they bill.	On consultation	one time
Treatment using your banked cellsNot for sale. Cells are released only into FDA authorized studies, and the Hope Biosciences Research Foundation states its studies are free to patients.	On consultation	per protocol

Banking is the only thing with a published price. One programme, three payment plans, the same for adults and newborns. $10,000 once, or $7,000 plus $250 a year, or $3,950 plus $500 a year. Treatment is not sold. Cells are released only into FDA authorized studies run by the nonprofit Hope Biosciences Research Foundation, which states those studies cost patients nothing.

What the price includes

Included

The five to seven week culture process that turns the sample into a master cell bank
Sterility and safety testing throughout processing
Cryogenic storage at the Sugar Land facility, with no expiry date on the cells
A full refund of the fee if the lab cannot successfully process and bank your cells

Billed separately

The procedure to collect the fat sample
Courier costs for samples sent from outside the Greater Houston area, which the site does not price
Annual maintenance on Plan B and Plan C
Any treatment, which is not sold at any price

Insurance, financing and payment

Insurance

Banking is a private purchase and is not billed to insurance. The studies are a separate matter. The Hope Biosciences Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and states there is no cost to patients in the protocols it runs, so there is nothing to claim there either. Ask for an itemised receipt if you intend to try an HSA or FSA claim on the banking fee.

Financing

No published financing programme. The three plans are the financing. Plan C drops the entry cost to $3,950 and pushes $500 a year onto the back end, while Plan A closes it out at $10,000 and stops. On the published figures the three converge at roughly twelve years of storage, so the sensible question is how long you actually expect to store rather than which sticker is smallest.

Hope Biosciences cost questions

How much does Hope Biosciences cost?

Banking is $10,000 as a single payment, or $7,000 with a $250 annual fee, or $3,950 with a $500 annual fee. Those figures cover both adult and newborn banking and are published on the company's own pages. Treatment is not for sale at any price.

Which plan is cheapest?

It depends on how long you store. Plan C is cheapest to start and Plan A is cheapest over a long horizon. On the published numbers the three even out at around twelve years, so the answer turns on your age and your intent rather than on the headline figure.

Is there an extra charge to use my cells later?

Not from Hope Biosciences, because the cells are released into FDA authorized studies rather than sold. The Research Foundation says its studies are free to patients. What that does not cover is travel to Sugar Land for infusions and follow-up visits, which can be repeated over several months.

Does insurance cover stem cell banking?

No. It is a private purchase and no insurer pays for it. Ask for an itemised receipt if you plan to try an HSA or FSA claim.

Where these figures come from

Last checked August 2026. Clinics change their prices without notice, so treat every figure here as a starting point and confirm it in writing.