Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC vs University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
Two fertility clinics in the Philadelphia area, about 14 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.
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC (Mount Laurel, NJ) and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care (Philadelphia, PA) are fertility clinics in the Philadelphia area, about 14 miles apart. For patients under 35, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC reported a live-birth rate of 33.3% per intended egg retrieval and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care reported 52.8% (CDC data for 2022). Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC posts an IVF price of $4,525 on its website. University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care 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, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC reported a live-birth rate of 33.3% per intended egg retrieval and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care reported 52.8% (CDC data for 2022). University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care 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.
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
IVF, as its website posts it
The Cooper Institute’s current pricing page states that conventional-stimulation IVF and minimal-stimulation IVF are offered for $4,525. The amount includes oocyte retrieval, embryo development, and embryo transfer. ICSI, if needed because of severe male factor, costs an additional $1,100. The linked fee schedule lists cycle monitoring, anesthesia, embryo storage, ICSI, extended culture, and medications as excluded from the complete IVF fee; additional fees may therefore apply. The clinic notes that patient fees vary with individual medical needs and that the fee schedule may change.
Read Oct 5, 2026. Full terms on its page
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 2, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workCooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
- Penn Medicine self-pay multi-cycle IVF packages
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsCooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
One egg freezing cycle
On top: medications, monitoring, anesthesia and storage ($500 a year)
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsCooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes the thaw and the transfer
Monitoring and medications not included
Includes embryo culture; from its fee schedule dated April 2023, which its pricing page links
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsCooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
- $2,200for up to 5 embryos
Biopsy for PGT
From its fee schedule dated April 2023, linked from its pricing page
- $3,300for up to 10 embryos
Biopsy for PGT
From its fee schedule dated April 2023, linked from its pricing page
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsCooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
- $500a year
Embryo storage, paid yearly
Or $150 a quarter charged to a card on file; from its fee schedule dated April 2023, which its pricing page links
- $500a year
Egg storage, paid yearly
Or $150 a quarter for embryo or egg storage; from its fee schedule dated April 2023, which its pricing page links
- $200includes the first year of storage
Sperm freezing
From its fee schedule dated April 2023, which its pricing page links
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms 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
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC is in Mount Laurel, NJ and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care is in Philadelphia, PA, about 14 miles apart. Both are in the Philadelphia metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC
17000 Commerce Pkwy, Suite C, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
- Phone
- (856) 751-5575
- Medical director
- Jerome H. Check, MD, PHD
- CDC status
- Open
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
3701 Market St, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-6100
- Medical director
- Clarisa R. Gracia, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- New Jersey: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: New Jersey requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. New Jersey's full answer
- Pennsylvania: No state lawNo state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Pennsylvania law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. Pennsylvania'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 Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC or University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care?
For patients under 35, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC reported a live-birth rate of 33.3% per intended egg retrieval and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care reported 52.8% (CDC data for 2022). University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care 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 Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC compared with University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care?
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC's website posts $4,525 for IVF (read Oct 5, 2026). University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 2, 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 Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care offer IVF refund programs?
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care offers multi-cycle packages, with no refund 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, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC or University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care?
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care is the larger clinic: it reported 831 cycles to the CDC and Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC reported 445, about 1.9 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care?
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC is in Mount Laurel, NJ and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care is in Philadelphia, PA, about 14 miles apart. Both are in the Philadelphia metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, PC and University of Pennsylvania, Penn Fertility Care?
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: New Jersey requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. No state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Pennsylvania law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. 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.