Fertility clinics in Sacramento, CA
The 3 fertility clinics in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area that report to the CDC, compared by IVF live-birth rate at every patient age, with what IVF costs here and what California law requires insurance to cover.
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3 fertility clinics in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area report IVF outcomes to the CDC ART program. The highest reported live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval is 58.9% for patients under 35, 41.6% for 35 to 37 and 30.4% for 38 to 40 (Northern California Fertility Medical Center); 13.1% for over 40 (California IVF Fertility Center). These are CDC averages that depend heavily on age and diagnosis, not a guarantee for any individual, and a higher rate can reflect a clinic's case mix as much as its lab.
Every Sacramento-area clinic, at every age
Each clinic's CDC live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval in each age band, so you can read the column for your age. Ranked by reported cycle volume; the highest rate in each column is highlighted. A dash means the CDC reported no rate for that clinic at that age.
- Northern California Fertility Medical CenterSacramento, CA · 679 cycles
Donor eggs · Gestational carrier · Donated embryo · SART member
Over 405.7%679 - California IVF Fertility CenterSacramento, CA · 318 cycles
Donor eggs · Gestational carrier · Donated embryo
Under 3545.9%35–3722.8%38–4030.0%318 - Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-SacramentoSacramento, CA · 286 cycles
Donor eggs · Gestational carrier · SART member
Under 3547.8%35–3731.3%38–4028.9%Over 408.6%286
Rates and cycle counts come from the CDC ART program (2022 reporting year), the national reporting every US clinic is required to submit. The area is the Census Bureau's Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan statistical area; a clinic belongs to it by the ZIP code of its address.
Metro area: US Census Bureau metropolitan statistical areas
How much does IVF cost in Sacramento, CA?
What one IVF cycle costs, here and nationally. The 3 clinic-published prices in the Sacramento area are listed below the insurance section, each with its own terms and source.
We found clinic-published IVF price references at 3 of the 3 Sacramento-area clinic locations we have checked so far. Each amount covers a different service (a retrieval-only fee, a bundled cycle, or the low end of a range), so read the terms beside it rather than averaging them. Nationally, a single all-in IVF cycle typically runs $25,000 to $32,000, and because the average patient needs 2.3 to 2.7 cycles, a realistic amount to budget is $40,000 to $60,000.
Every published price in the Sacramento area, with its termsIVF refund programs in Sacramento, CA
Which Sacramento-area clinics return money if treatment fails, which sell multi-cycle packages, and which offer neither, as each clinic's own website states it.
Of the 3 Sacramento-area clinics whose websites we read on October 6, 2026, none offers a program that returns money if treatment fails; 1 sells multi-cycle packages with no refund. Across the US, 128 of 452 clinic locations offer one.
- California IVF Fertility CenterMulti-cycle packages, no refund
- 2 Cycle / High AMH$25,000
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 2 egg retrievals; medications extra.
- 3 Cycle Plan$29,000
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; medications extra.
No refund program or multi-cycle package on their websites: Northern California Fertility Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento.
From our check of every US clinic's refund programs, read Oct 6, 2026. Each program covers a different number of cycles, refund and exclusions, so its price is listed beside its own terms and never averaged. Ask for the written contract: what counts as success, how much comes back, and which medications and procedures are excluded.
Does insurance cover IVF in Sacramento, CA?
What California law requires of health plans, and why your employer's plan type matters as much.
Yes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF.
Under SB 729, large-group fully-insured plans (more than 100 employees) must cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including up to three completed egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Small-group plans only have to offer infertility coverage, and the state employees' plan (CalPERS) follows from July 1, 2027.
California's full answer, with fertility preservationState insurance laws reach only fully-insured plans, and 67% of covered US workers are in self-funded employer plans, which set their own fertility benefits whatever the state requires. About 50% of employers with 500 or more workers now cover IVF. How to check your own plan.
Source: RESOLVE Insurance Coverage by State · as of Oct 1, 2026
Services at Sacramento-area clinics
Of the 3 CDC-reporting clinics in the Sacramento area, 3 offer donor egg services, 3 offer a gestational carrier (surrogacy) program, and 2 offer donated embryo services. 2 are members of SART, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. Each figure counts only clinics the CDC affirms offer the service.
Source: CDC ART Services & Profiles (NASS) · as of Oct 6, 2026
Published IVF prices in the Sacramento area
The 3 of 3 Sacramento-area clinic locations we checked that post an IVF price on their own website, each with the terms and source it was read from.
Listed alphabetically. Read each amount together with its terms, including any range, eligibility limits, source date and location restrictions. These different packages do not support a like-for-like median or a cheapest-clinic ranking.
- California IVF Fertility Center
Sacramento, CA
Amount in source
$18,000Recorded terms and exclusions
California IVF Fertility Center in Sacramento publishes a $18,000 single-cycle IVF/FET package for an egg retrieval cycle plus one frozen embryo transfer (FET). Included: monitoring services/office visits and ultrasound monitoring, anesthesia services, embryology services including ICSI if needed, extended/blastocyst culture and assisted hatching, embryo freezing, and embryo storage for the first year. Medication costs are not included and vary by patient. The page does not state that PGT/genetic testing is included. Pricing is presented for Sacramento and Bay Area patients, is informational/estimated, and is subject to change without notice; no dated fee schedule or separate eligibility/payment requirement is posted beyond insurance/self-pay context.
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$17,420Recorded terms and exclusions
Kaiser Permanente publishes an average single fresh or freeze-all IVF cycle fee of approximately $17,420–$20,600. The total quoted cost includes applicable Kaiser fees for cycle management, monitoring, anesthesia, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, embryology, KP embryo-biopsy fees for genetic testing, and pregnancy testing. The range depends on cycle type and additional services such as embryo biopsy for PGT or assisted hatching. Medications are excluded and may cost up to $8,500; outside genetic-laboratory testing fees are also excluded. Full payment is required when booking, and prices may change without notice. The page covers Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco and Sacramento centers, but states that services may vary by site; therefore, local applicability to Sacramento should be confirmed with the clinic.
Read clinic pricing sourceSource checked- Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Amount in source
$14,350Recorded terms and exclusions
Northern California Fertility Medical Center’s Sacramento pricing page lists $14,350+ for the first IVF cycle, $13,350+ for the second cycle, and $11,350+ for subsequent cycles. The page does not itemize which clinical services are included in the base cycle price. Estimated IVF medications are listed separately at $4,000-$6,000. Frozen embryo transfer ($5,300 for the first transfer, $4,300 for the second, and $3,800+ for subsequent transfers) and embryo genetic testing ($3,000-$4,500 plus a $3,000 collection fee) are separately priced. Costs depend on the patient’s treatment plan and insurance coverage, are subject to change, and the clinic provides individualized cost estimates after the first appointment. No dated fee schedule or additional eligibility requirements are posted. This pricing is published by the clinic for its Sacramento, California location; insurance participation varies by plan.
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