Fertility Specialists Medical Group vs San Diego Fertility Center
Two fertility clinics in the San Diego 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.
Fertility Specialists Medical Group (San Diego, CA) and San Diego Fertility Center (San Diego, CA) are fertility clinics in the San Diego area, about 10 miles apart. For patients under 35, Fertility Specialists Medical Group reported a live-birth rate of 37.7% per intended egg retrieval and San Diego Fertility Center reported 61.1% (CDC data for 2022). Fertility Specialists Medical Group posts no IVF price on its website. San Diego Fertility Center posts an IVF price of $14,000 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, Fertility Specialists Medical Group reported a live-birth rate of 37.7% per intended egg retrieval and San Diego Fertility Center reported 61.1% (CDC data for 2022). San Diego 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.
Fertility Specialists Medical Group
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 24, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
San Diego Fertility Center
IVF, as its website posts it
San Diego Fertility Center publishes IVF at $14,000-$18,000+ as an example of expected costs for its care. The page does not itemize what the base IVF amount includes or excludes. It separately lists frozen embryo transfer at $4,000-$6,000+ and embryo genetic testing (PGT) at $3,000+. Actual cost depends on the patient's treatment plan, goals, insurance coverage, and eligibility for available packaging or financing options. The clinic reviews insurance benefits before and after the first appointment.
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workFertility Specialists Medical Group
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
San Diego Fertility Center
- Success Guarantee Plan
100% of the program fee back if no delivery
Price not posted
- IVF Success Program (Sunfish)
A refund if no ongoing pregnancy (amount not posted); medications extra
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsFertility Specialists Medical Group
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
San Diego Fertility Center
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsSan Diego Fertility Center
Frozen embryo transfer cycle
The clinic's estimate
The top of its range is open-ended
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsSan Diego Fertility Center
Embryo genetic testing (PGT)
From its example cost table
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Fertility Specialists Medical Group
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsFertility Specialists Medical Group
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
Fertility Specialists Medical Group is in San Diego, CA and San Diego Fertility Center is in San Diego, CA, about 10 miles apart. Both are in the San Diego metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Fertility Specialists Medical Group
8010 Frost St, Suite P, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 505-5500
- Medical director
- Wendy B. Shelly, MD
- CDC status
- Open
San Diego Fertility Center
11425 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 794-6363
- Medical director
- Sandy Chuan, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- California: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. California'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 Fertility Specialists Medical Group and San Diego Fertility Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Fertility Specialists Medical Group or San Diego Fertility Center?
For patients under 35, Fertility Specialists Medical Group reported a live-birth rate of 37.7% per intended egg retrieval and San Diego Fertility Center reported 61.1% (CDC data for 2022). San Diego 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 Fertility Specialists Medical Group compared with San Diego Fertility Center?
San Diego Fertility Center's website posts $14,000 for IVF (read Oct 4, 2026). Fertility Specialists Medical Group posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 24, 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 Fertility Specialists Medical Group and San Diego Fertility Center offer IVF refund programs?
Fertility Specialists Medical Group offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and San Diego Fertility Center 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, Fertility Specialists Medical Group or San Diego Fertility Center?
San Diego Fertility Center is the larger clinic: it reported 592 cycles to the CDC and Fertility Specialists Medical Group reported 174, about 3.4 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Fertility Specialists Medical Group and San Diego Fertility Center?
Fertility Specialists Medical Group is in San Diego, CA and San Diego Fertility Center is in San Diego, CA, about 10 miles apart. Both are in the San Diego metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Fertility Specialists Medical Group and San Diego Fertility Center?
Yes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Under SB 729, large-group fully-insured plans (more than 100 employees) must cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including up to three completed egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Small-group plans only have to offer infertility coverage, and the state employees' plan (CalPERS) follows from July 1, 2027. Fertility preservation: Fertility preservation is a covered basic health service when a covered treatment may cause infertility (all plans except Medi-Cal and self-insured plans). 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.