Columbia University Fertility Center vs NYU Langone Fertility Center
Two fertility clinics in the New York City area, about 2 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 NYU Langone Fertility Center (New York, NY) are fertility clinics in the New York City area, about 2 miles apart. For patients under 35, Columbia University Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 49.2% per intended egg retrieval and NYU Langone Fertility Center reported 49.5% (CDC data for 2022). Columbia University Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website. NYU Langone Fertility Center posts an IVF price of $17,600 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 NYU Langone Fertility Center reported 49.5% (CDC data for 2022). NYU Langone Fertility Center reported the higher rate in all 4 age bands the two clinics report.
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 University Fertility Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
NYU Langone Fertility Center
IVF, as its website posts it
NYU Langone Fertility Center publishes that an IVF cycle using fresh eggs, without genetic testing, starts at $17,600 for its Fertility Center in New York, NY. This is a base cycle price, not a guaranteed final charge. Fertility medications and anesthesia are excluded. Additional fees may apply for outside providers, including laboratory testing, radiologists, pathologists, anesthesiologists, the NYU Langone pharmacy, and NYU Langone facility charges. The listed fees are a guide, exact fees are determined when the treatment plan is implemented, and fees are subject to revision. Insurance patients may owe copays, coinsurance, deductibles, and charges for excluded services; prior authorization or other insurer requirements may apply.
Read Oct 1, 2026. Full terms on its page
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).
NYU Langone Fertility Center
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
NYU Langone Fertility Center
One egg freezing cycle
Includes storage
On top: medications and 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).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsColumbia University Fertility Center
No reciprocal IVF price or description we could confirm.
NYU Langone Fertility 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 University Fertility Center is in New York, NY and NYU Langone Fertility Center is in New York, NY, about 2 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
NYU Langone Fertility Center
159 E. 53rd St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
- Phone
- (212) 263-8990
- Medical director
- James A. Grifo, MD, PHD
- 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.
Common questions about Columbia University Fertility Center and NYU Langone Fertility Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Columbia University Fertility Center or NYU Langone Fertility Center?
For patients under 35, Columbia University Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 49.2% per intended egg retrieval and NYU Langone Fertility Center reported 49.5% (CDC data for 2022). NYU Langone Fertility Center reported the higher rate in all 4 age bands the two clinics report. 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 NYU Langone Fertility Center?
NYU Langone Fertility Center's website posts $17,600 for IVF (read Oct 1, 2026). Columbia University Fertility Center 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 Columbia University Fertility Center and NYU Langone Fertility Center offer IVF refund programs?
Columbia University Fertility Center offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and NYU Langone Fertility Center 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, Columbia University Fertility Center or NYU Langone Fertility Center?
NYU Langone Fertility Center is the larger clinic: it reported 1,883 cycles to the CDC and Columbia University Fertility Center reported 1,571. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Columbia University Fertility Center and NYU Langone Fertility Center?
Columbia University Fertility Center is in New York, NY and NYU Langone Fertility Center is in New York, NY, about 2 miles apart. Both are in the New York City metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Columbia University Fertility Center and NYU Langone Fertility Center?
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.