Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago vs Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Two fertility clinics in the Chicago area, about 35 miles apart. Their CDC live-birth rates at every patient age, what each posts for IVF and other treatments, refund programs and services, side by side and cited.
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago (Gurnee, IL) and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine (Chicago, IL) are fertility clinics in the Chicago area, about 35 miles apart. For patients under 35, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported a live-birth rate of 62.2% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago posts an IVF price of $15,000 on its website. Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine posts no IVF price on its website. A higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them, and posted prices cover different services, so read the terms below.
Success rates at every age
Each clinic's CDC live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval, for patients using their own eggs, in each age band (2022 data). Read the row for your age. A dash means the CDC reported no rate for that clinic at that age.
For patients under 35, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported a live-birth rate of 62.2% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine for patients over 40.
These are averages for each clinic's own patients, who differ in age, diagnosis and treatment history, so a higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them. The CDC's own guidance says "comparisons between clinics should be made with caution", because clinics "have different patient populations or ART treatment methods". See how to read IVF success rates.
What each clinic posts on its website
Each amount is the clinic's own posted figure, linked to the page it was read on, with what it covers. The two clinics' amounts rarely cover the same services, so we never call one cheaper from posted prices: read the terms, then ask both for an itemized quote.
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
IVF, as its website posts it
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago publishes a self-pay base price of $15,000 for one single-cycle IVF treatment with ICSI. The page separately lists pelvic ultrasound at $275, semen analysis at $100, and fertility-related blood tests as varying charges. Injectable fertility medications are not included and are listed separately at $3,500–$8,000, with an average of $4,000. Embryo freezing, frozen embryo transfer, storage, sperm freezing, PGT, prescreening testing, and pregnancy testing/monitoring are also separate or excluded. The published prices are self-pay/cash rates, generally paid upfront unless the clinic receives written confirmation from the insurer that services will be covered; insurance-billed rates may differ. Prices are subject to change. The clinic’s official site identifies a Gurnee location at 30 Tower Court, Suite F, Gurnee, IL 60031; local applicability is confirmed for the requested clinic.
Read Oct 2, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workAdvanced Fertility Center of Chicago
- AFCC multi-cycle plan with money back (unnamed)
A refund if treatment fails (amount not posted); medications extra
Price not posted
- AFCC multi-cycle plan without money back (unnamed)
A multi-cycle package with no refund; medications extra
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsAdvanced Fertility Center of Chicago
One egg freezing cycle
Includes monitoring, anesthesia and 1 year of storage, then $1,000 a year
On top: medications
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsAdvanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Frozen embryo transfer, with monitoring
Includes monitoring
Self-pay; medications not included
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsAdvanced Fertility Center of Chicago
- $6,000for up to 6 embryos
PGT add-on
Covers the biopsy and the lab test
Also covers freezing and shipping
IVF with PGT, with monitoring
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 2026).
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsAdvanced Fertility Center of Chicago
- $1,000a year
Embryo storage, each year after the first
- $1,000a year
Egg storage, each year after the first
- $1,000includes the first year of storage
Embryo freezing
Read Oct 10, 2026. 1 more on its page
If you are paying without insurance, ask each clinic for a Good Faith Estimate: an itemized list of expected charges it must give you within 3 business days of your request. Two itemized estimates are the only like-for-like price comparison. To see what your own plan would cost, use the IVF cost calculator.
What each clinic offers
From each clinic's own report to the CDC ART Services and Profile dataset. A field marked not reported was left blank in the CDC data.
Where they are, and what insurance must cover
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago is in Gurnee, IL and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is in Chicago, IL, about 35 miles apart. Both are in the Chicago metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
30 Tower Ct, Suite F, Gurnee, IL 60031
- Phone
- (847) 662-1818
- Medical director
- Michelle Catenacci, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
259 E. Erie St, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-1364
- Medical director
- Mary Ellen Pavone, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Illinois: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: Illinois requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Illinois' full answer
The law that applies follows your health plan, not the clinic you choose, and it does not reach self-funded employer plans. See what your insurer or employer covers.
Common questions about Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago or Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
For patients under 35, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported a live-birth rate of 62.2% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine for patients over 40. These are averages for each clinic's own patients, who differ in age, diagnosis and treatment history, so a higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them.
How much does IVF cost at Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago compared with Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago's website posts $15,000 for IVF (read Oct 2, 2026). Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026), so its price comes from a quote. A posted price is a starting point: medications, monitoring, anesthesia, embryo freezing and a frozen transfer are often billed separately. If you are paying without insurance, ask each clinic for a Good Faith Estimate: an itemized list of expected charges it must give you within 3 business days of your request.
Do Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine offer IVF refund programs?
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (each clinic's own website, read on Oct 6, 2026). Before you sign up for any program, ask for the written contract: what counts as success, how much comes back, and which medications and procedures are excluded.
Which is the larger clinic, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago or Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is the larger clinic: it reported 1,587 cycles to the CDC and Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago reported 848, about 1.9 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago is in Gurnee, IL and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is in Chicago, IL, about 35 miles apart. Both are in the Chicago metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Yes, for many plans: Illinois requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Group plans and HMOs that cover pregnancy must cover infertility treatment including IVF: up to four egg retrievals, plus two more after a live birth (six in a lifetime). Employers with fewer than 25 employees are exempt. Fertility preservation: Individual and group policies must cover fertility preservation when a necessary treatment may cause infertility. State 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.