Columbia Fertility Associates vs Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Two fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 7 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.
Columbia Fertility Associates (Washington, DC) and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, MD) are fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 7 miles apart. For patients under 35, Columbia Fertility Associates reported a live-birth rate of 42.0% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia Fertility Associates posts no IVF price on its website. Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 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, Columbia Fertility Associates reported a live-birth rate of 42.0% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia Fertility Associates reported the higher rate for patients 38 to 40 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for patients under 35 and 35 to 37.
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.
Columbia Fertility Associates
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 22, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workColumbia Fertility Associates
- IVF Insurance: Baby or Your Money Back (Future Family)
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 2 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for IVF
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 6 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 40; medications extra
Price not posted
- Multi-Cycle Discount Program for IVF
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 2 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsColumbia Fertility Associates
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsColumbia Fertility Associates
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
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
Columbia Fertility Associates is in Washington, DC and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is in Bethesda, MD, about 7 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Columbia Fertility Associates
2440 M St N.W., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 293-6567
- Medical director
- Preston Sacks, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
8901 Rockville Pike, Bldg 10, Rm 2104, Bethesda, MD 20889
- Phone
- (301) 400-2151
- Medical director
- Micah J. Hill, DO
- CDC status
- Reorganized
Insurance law
- District of Columbia: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: District of Columbia requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. District of Columbia's full answer
- Maryland: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: Maryland requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Maryland's 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 Columbia Fertility Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Columbia Fertility Associates or Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
For patients under 35, Columbia Fertility Associates reported a live-birth rate of 42.0% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia Fertility Associates reported the higher rate for patients 38 to 40 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for patients under 35 and 35 to 37. 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 Columbia Fertility Associates compared with Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Neither Columbia Fertility Associates nor Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center posts an IVF price on its website, so both prices come from a quote, usually after a consultation. 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. Ask what each quote covers: medications, monitoring, anesthesia, embryo freezing and a frozen transfer are often billed separately.
Do Columbia Fertility Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center offer IVF refund programs?
Columbia Fertility Associates offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center offers a program that returns money if treatment fails (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, Columbia Fertility Associates or Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Columbia Fertility Associates is the larger clinic: it reported 488 cycles to the CDC and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 277, about 1.8 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Columbia Fertility Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Columbia Fertility Associates is in Washington, DC and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is in Bethesda, MD, about 7 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Columbia Fertility Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
A state's insurance law reaches plans issued in that state, so which one applies depends on where your plan is issued (usually your employer's state), not where the clinic is. Yes, for many plans: District of Columbia requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Yes, for many plans: Maryland requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. 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.