Can you be a surrogate after a C-section?

• American Surrogacypays $55,000 to $65,000+ (first-time base)

  Up to 3 C-sections

  “No More Than Five Births or Three C-Sections”

  American Surrogacy's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Babytree Surrogacypays $60,000 to $90,000 (first journey: $60,000 base in California, up to $90,000 with allowances)

  Up to 2; 3 or more reviewed case by case

  “No more than 2 prior C-sections (3+ evaluated case-by-case with the fertility clinic).”

  Babytree Surrogacy's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• ConceiveAbilitiespays $75,000 (up to, first journey, by state and income (includes a limited-time $10,000 bonus))

  No limit stated; the number of prior C-sections is reviewed

  “Yes, many women can become a surrogate after a C-section.”

  ConceiveAbilities's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Egg Donor & Surrogacy Institutepays $60,000 to $70,000 (first-time base ($70,000 in California))

  1 or 2 accepted; its page also says 3 or more disqualify

  “More than 3 cesarean sections also disqualifies.”

  Egg Donor & Surrogacy Institute's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Golden Surrogacypays $70,000+ (first journey: $50,000 base + $20,000 benefits)

  Up to 1 C-section

  “Golden accepts no more than three previous deliveries and no more than one previous C-section.”

  Golden Surrogacy's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Hatchpays $50,000 to $55,000 (first-time base, plus benefits)

  Up to 3 C-sections

  “You can have had 3 previous c-sections before becoming a surrogate.”

  Hatch's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Ivy SurrogacyPartnerpays $45,000 to $60,000 (base pay, first journey)

  Up to 2 C-sections (and 5 deliveries in all)

  “No more than 2 C-sections or 5 total deliveries”

  Ivy Surrogacy's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Patriot Conceptionspays $50,000+ (base pay)

  No limit stated; a prior C-section does not by itself disqualify

  “Sometimes. Prior C-sections do not automatically disqualify you, but clinics review the number of prior surgeries, healing history, and overall pregnancy record before approving a journey.”

  Patriot Conceptions's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply
• Quest Surrogacypays $45,000 to $65,000 (first-time base $45,000; typical total up to $65,000)

  Up to 2 C-sections

  “Have had 5 or fewer previous deliveries and 2 or fewer c-sections”

  Quest Surrogacy's own page, read Oct 28, 2026 · Works only with gestational carriers who identify as LGBTQ+.

  Apply
• Surrogacy4Allpays $50,000 to $65,000 (base pay; total up to $100,000)

  Up to 3 C-sections

  “There’s also a cap on delivery count: no more than 5 vaginal deliveries or 3 C-sections.”

  Surrogacy4All's own page, read Oct 28, 2026

  Apply

Agencies marked Partner pay IVFcost.co a referral fee if someone who applies through us goes on to qualify as a surrogate. It never changes what you are paid, and every list here is ordered by published pay, not by who pays us. How partners are handled

Circle Surrogacy, Eggceptional Fertility, Family Source Consultants, Growing Generations, Modern Family Surrogacy, Northwest Surrogacy Center, Physician's Surrogacy, Simple Surrogacy, West Coast Surrogacy. Their pages did not answer this when we read them; ask the agency before you rule it in or out.

These are the rules each agency publishes for an application. Every agency then screens medically and psychologically, and the fertility clinic that does the embryo transfer sets its own limits, which can be stricter or looser. Where an agency's pages disagree with each other, both statements are shown.

First-time surrogate pay, agency by agency, with what each figure covers and a check of which agencies you qualify for: how much surrogates get paid, and by state.