Florida Fertility Institute vs Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
Two fertility clinics in the Tampa area, about 12 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.
Florida Fertility Institute (Clearwater, FL) and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL) are fertility clinics in the Tampa area, about 12 miles apart. For patients under 35, Florida Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 42.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay reported 53.3% (CDC data for 2022). Florida Fertility Institute posts an IVF price of $8,700 on its website. Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay 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, Florida Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 42.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay reported 53.3% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay 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.
Florida Fertility Institute
IVF, as its website posts it
The clinic publishes laboratory and physician fees of $8,700 for its IVF Single Cycle Package for couples using their own eggs and sperm. The package covers ovarian-stimulation treatment, egg retrieval, fertilization to create embryos, embryo transfer, and possible freezing of excess good-quality embryos. Anesthesia is listed separately at $1,000 and is not included in the $8,700 base fee. Medications are excluded and paid directly to the pharmacy. Optional separately listed charges are ICSI ($2,250), egg cryopreservation including one year of storage ($900), and PGT biopsy ($2,550; laboratory analysis charged separately). The package is for patients without IVF insurance coverage, and patients cannot file insurance for services in the package. Fees may change without notice.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workFlorida Fertility Institute
- IVF Refund Package
100% of the program fee back if no pregnancy; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 39; medications extra
Price not posted
IVF Donor Egg Refund Package
100% of the program fee back if no pregnancy; covers up to 2 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 47; medications extra
IVF Multi-Cycle Package
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; medications extra
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for IVF and donor egg
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 6 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 40; medications extra
Price not posted
- IVF Multi-Cycle Discount Program
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsFlorida Fertility Institute
Laboratory and physician fees; facility $1,600, anesthesia $1,000 and freezing with a year of storage $1,050 are listed separately
On top: medications, anesthesia and storage
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsShady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
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
Florida Fertility Institute is in Clearwater, FL and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay is in Tampa, FL, about 12 miles apart. Both are in the Tampa metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Florida Fertility Institute
2454 N. McMullen Booth Rd, Suite 601, Clearwater, FL 33759
- Phone
- (727) 669-3414
- Medical director
- Mark D. Sanchez, MD
- CDC status
- Reorganized
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
5016 W. Cypress St, Suite 302, Tampa, FL 33607
- Phone
- (813) 906-2285
- Medical director
- Shayne Plosker, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Florida: Public programs onlyNo state law requires it for private plans: Florida does not require private insurers to cover IVF or infertility treatment. Florida'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 Florida Fertility Institute and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Florida Fertility Institute or Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay?
For patients under 35, Florida Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 42.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay reported 53.3% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay 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 Florida Fertility Institute compared with Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay?
Florida Fertility Institute's website posts $8,700 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026). Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 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 Florida Fertility Institute and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay offer IVF refund programs?
Florida Fertility Institute offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay 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, Florida Fertility Institute or Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay?
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay is the larger clinic: it reported 600 cycles to the CDC and Florida Fertility Institute reported 282, about 2.1 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Florida Fertility Institute and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay?
Florida Fertility Institute is in Clearwater, FL and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay is in Tampa, FL, about 12 miles apart. Both are in the Tampa metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Florida Fertility Institute and Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay?
No state law requires it for private plans: Florida does not require private insurers to cover IVF or infertility treatment. Florida's only fertility coverage law reaches the state employees' group health plan, not private plans. Fertility preservation: From January 1, 2026, the state employees' plan covers egg and sperm retrieval and preservation when cancer 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.