Family Fertility Center vs Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
Two fertility clinics in the Houston area, about 10 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.
Family Fertility Center (Houston, TX) and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston (Houston, TX) are fertility clinics in the Houston area, about 10 miles apart. For patients under 35, Family Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 39.2% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Family Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website. Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston posts an IVF price of $12,660 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, Family Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 39.2% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston 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.
Family Fertility Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 27, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
IVF, as its website posts it
CCRM publishes an estimated range of $12,660–$20,855 for one IVF cycle with fresh eggs; $12,660 is the low end of the published range, not a guaranteed Houston quote. The page states that anesthesia, testing, medications, and storage fees are not included. Fees are estimates, subject to change without prior notice, and the exact amount depends on the treatment plan. This is a CCRM network-level price; applicability to the Houston location should be confirmed with CCRM Houston.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workFamily Fertility Center
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
- Assure - IVF Refund Program
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 39
Price not posted
- CCRM Multi-Cycle IVF Program
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 2 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 40
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsHouston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
One egg freezing cycle
On top: medications, anesthesia and storage
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsHouston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
Frozen embryo transfer
CCRM's network-wide price
The clinic's estimate
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsHouston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
IVF freeze-all cycle with biopsy and PGT-A
CCRM's network-wide estimate
Covers the biopsy and the lab test
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
- $950 to $4,305a cycle
IUI cycle
The range depends on the treatment plan
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsHouston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
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
Family Fertility Center is in Houston, TX and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston is in Houston, TX, about 10 miles apart. Both are in the Houston metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Family Fertility Center
Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, 6651 Main St, Suite E350, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 826-7463
- Medical director
- Laura Detti, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
929 Gessner Rd, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 465-1211
- Medical director
- Timothy N. Hickman, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Texas: Must offer IVFOnly if your employer chose it: Texas insurers must offer IVF coverage, but plans do not have to include it. Texas' 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 Family Fertility Center and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Family Fertility Center or Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?
For patients under 35, Family Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 39.2% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston 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 Family Fertility Center compared with Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston's website posts $12,660 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026). Family Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 27, 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 Family Fertility Center and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston offer IVF refund programs?
Family Fertility Center offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston 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, Family Fertility Center or Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston is the larger clinic: it reported 815 cycles to the CDC and Family Fertility Center reported 300, about 2.7 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Family Fertility Center and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?
Family Fertility Center is in Houston, TX and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston is in Houston, TX, about 10 miles apart. Both are in the Houston metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Family Fertility Center and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?
Only if your employer chose it: Texas insurers must offer IVF coverage, but plans do not have to include it. Each employer decides whether its group plan includes the IVF benefit, and the law sets conditions for it, such as a five-year history of infertility or a qualifying diagnosis. Fertility preservation: Plans must cover fertility preservation (collecting eggs, sperm or ovarian tissue, not storage) before cancer treatment that 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.