Dominion Fertility vs Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
Two fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 16 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.
Dominion Fertility (Arlington, VA) and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville (Rockville, MD) are fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 16 miles apart. For patients under 35, Dominion Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 38.6% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported 54.9% (CDC data for 2022). Dominion Fertility posts no IVF price on its website. Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville posts an IVF price of $11,000 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, Dominion Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 38.6% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported 54.9% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville 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.
Dominion Fertility
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 3, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
IVF, as its website posts it
Shady Grove Fertility's July 2022 official financial-program guide lists a Single Cycle IVF Program at $11,000. It includes one IVF cycle including fresh embryo transfer. The guide lists embryo cryopreservation ($1,700), monthly cryostorage ($60/month, up to $120/month per gamete type for multiple cryopreservation events), frozen embryo transfer ($5,000), and PGT-related services as excluded or separately charged. Patients needing PGT do not qualify for this Single Cycle IVF Program. The guide states that its fees are estimates at the time of publication and subject to change. This is a Shady Grove Fertility program-level price, not a Rockville-specific quote; local applicability should be confirmed with the Rockville financial counselor. SGF's current pricing page says there is no single universal price and directs patients to obtain an individualized figure after consultation and benefits verification.
Read Oct 1, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workDominion Fertility
- Gaia IVF Guarantee Program
Named on the clinic's website without its terms
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for Frozen Embryo Transfers (FET)
100% of the program fee back if no pregnancy
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsDominion Fertility
Limited-time package
Includes medications, monitoring, anesthesia and 6 months of storage
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsDominion Fertility
Frozen embryo transfer
Medications not included
The clinic's estimate
For Virginia, from the price estimator on Pinnacle's own pricing page
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsDominion Fertility
- $11,630for up to 4 embryos
IVF, FET and PGT-A package
Covers the biopsy and the lab test
A limited-time all-inclusive offer at its Arlington, Virginia location
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsDominion Fertility
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
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
Dominion Fertility is in Arlington, VA and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is in Rockville, MD, about 16 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Dominion Fertility
4040 N. Fairfax Dr, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203
- Phone
- (703) 920-3890
- Medical director
- Michael DiMattina, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
9601 Blackwell Rd, 4th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850
- Phone
- (301) 340-1188
- Medical director
- Michael J. Levy, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Virginia: No state lawNo state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Virginia law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. Virginia'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 Dominion Fertility and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Dominion Fertility or Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville?
For patients under 35, Dominion Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 38.6% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported 54.9% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville 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 Dominion Fertility compared with Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville's website posts $11,000 for IVF (read Oct 1, 2026). Dominion Fertility posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 3, 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 Dominion Fertility and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville offer IVF refund programs?
Dominion Fertility names a refund program on its website without posting its terms, and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville 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, Dominion Fertility or Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is the larger clinic: it reported 5,717 cycles to the CDC and Dominion Fertility reported 783, about 7.3 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Dominion Fertility and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville?
Dominion Fertility is in Arlington, VA and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is in Rockville, MD, about 16 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Dominion Fertility and Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville?
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. No state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Virginia law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. 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.