Columbia University Fertility Center vs Island Fertility
Two fertility clinics in the New York City area, about 36 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 University Fertility Center (New York, NY) and Island Fertility (Commack, NY) are fertility clinics in the New York City area, about 36 miles apart. For patients under 35, Columbia University Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 49.2% per intended egg retrieval and Island Fertility reported 48.5% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia University Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website. Island Fertility 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 University Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 49.2% per intended egg retrieval and Island Fertility reported 48.5% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia University Fertility Center reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Island Fertility 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.
A new patient's chance of a baby
For patients new to IVF (no earlier ART cycles) using their own eggs: the share who had a baby after all their egg retrievals, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval. It adds up every transfer, so it runs higher than the per-retrieval rates above.
Donor eggs and donated embryos
Live births per embryo transfer with donor eggs or donated embryos in 2022. The CDC does not split these by age. A dash means it published no percentage (too few transfers for one, or none).
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 University Fertility Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Island Fertility
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 5, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workColumbia University Fertility Center
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Island Fertility
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsColumbia University Fertility Center
One egg freezing cycle
On top: anesthesia
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Columbia University Fertility Center
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 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 University Fertility Center is in New York, NY and Island Fertility is in Commack, NY, about 36 miles apart. Both are in the New York City metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Columbia University Fertility Center
5 Columbus Cir, PH Floor, New York, NY 10019
- Phone
- (646) 756-8282
- Medical director
- Eric J. Forman, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Island Fertility
500 Commack Rd, Suite 202, Commack, NY 11725
- Phone
- (631) 638-4600
- Medical director
- James R. Stelling, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- New York: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: New York requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. New York'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.
Compare with another New York City clinic
Keep one of the two and pick any other clinic of the area that reports enough to compare.
Common questions about Columbia University Fertility Center and Island Fertility
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Columbia University Fertility Center or Island Fertility?
For patients under 35, Columbia University Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 49.2% per intended egg retrieval and Island Fertility reported 48.5% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia University Fertility Center reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Island Fertility 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 Columbia University Fertility Center compared with Island Fertility?
Neither Columbia University Fertility Center nor Island Fertility 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 University Fertility Center and Island Fertility offer IVF refund programs?
Columbia University Fertility Center offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Island Fertility 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.
What are a new patient's chances of a baby at Columbia University Fertility Center and Island Fertility?
For patients under 35 who were new to IVF, 65.9% at Columbia University Fertility Center and 66.1% at Island Fertility had a baby after all their egg retrievals in the CDC's 2022 data, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval.
How do Columbia University Fertility Center and Island Fertility compare for donor egg IVF?
Of Columbia University Fertility Center's transfers of frozen embryos made from donor eggs in 2022, 43.5% led to a live birth; the CDC published no donor egg percentage for Island Fertility (too few transfers for one, or none).
Which is the larger clinic, Columbia University Fertility Center or Island Fertility?
Columbia University Fertility Center is the larger clinic: it reported 1,571 cycles to the CDC and Island Fertility reported 650, about 2.4 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Columbia University Fertility Center and Island Fertility?
Columbia University Fertility Center is in New York, NY and Island Fertility is in Commack, NY, about 36 miles apart. Both are in the New York City metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Columbia University Fertility Center and Island Fertility?
Yes, for many plans: New York requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Large-group plans (100 or more employees) must cover up to three IVF cycles, and group policies must cover infertility diagnosis. Individual and small-group plans do not have to cover IVF. Fertility preservation: All commercial plans must cover fertility preservation when a medical 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.