Head to head · Houston area

Houston Fertility Institute vs Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

Two fertility clinics in the Houston area, about 3 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.

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Houston Fertility Institute (Houston, TX) and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston (Houston, TX) are fertility clinics in the Houston area, about 3 miles apart. For patients under 35, Houston Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 60.9% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Houston Fertility Institute posts an IVF price of $13,125 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.

Outcomes

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.

Under 35
60.9%Higher
35–37
44.3%Higher
38–40
34.3%Higher
Over 40
17.3%Higher
Cycles reported

For patients under 35, Houston Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 60.9% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Houston Fertility Institute reported the higher rate for patients under 35, and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston for patients 35 to 37, 38 to 40 and over 40.

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.

Cost

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.

Houston Fertility Institute

  • IVF, as its website posts it

    Aspire Houston Fertility Institute, the current Houston-area successor brand to Houston Fertility Institute, publishes IVF without PGT starting at $13,125 for patients who do not have insurance coverage for fertility treatment. The published price includes ultrasounds and blood monitoring, anesthesia, egg retrieval, conventional insemination, embryo culture, embryo transfer, embryo cryopreservation, and one year of embryo storage. Medications, PGT, ICSI, donor sperm or eggs, and other additional services may cost extra. The clinic also publishes IVF with PGT starting at $17,950, which is a different package and should not be treated as the base IVF price.

Read Oct 1, 2026. Full terms on its page

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 work

Houston Fertility Institute

  • BUNDL Guard

    100% of the program fee back if no live birth; medications extra

    Price not posted

  • BUNDL Basic

    A multi-cycle package with no refund; medications extra

    Price not posted

Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page

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

Houston Fertility Institute

  • One egg freezing cycle

    Includes monitoring, anesthesia and 1 year of storage

    On top: medications

Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page

Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page

Frozen embryo transfer

What a frozen transfer costs

Houston Fertility Institute

  • Frozen embryo transfer

    Includes monitoring, ultrasounds, the thaw and the transfer

    Medications not included

Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page

Houston 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 costs

Houston Fertility Institute

  • IVF with PGT

    Includes embryo biopsy, freezing and a year of storage

Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page

Houston 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 Fertility Institute

  • IUI procedure

    Includes ultrasounds, sperm wash and insemination

Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page

Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page

Embryo and egg storage

What storage costs

Houston Fertility Institute

Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page

Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

No posted price we could confirm.

Open its page

Houston Fertility Institute

Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).

Open its page

Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).

Open 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.

Services

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.

Service
Houston Fertility Institute
Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston
Donor egg services
OfferedOffered
Egg freezing
OfferedOffered
Embryo freezing
OfferedOffered
Donated embryo services
Not offeredNot offered
Gestational carrier (surrogacy)
OfferedOffered
SART member
Yes
Yes
Lab accreditation
Verified
Verified
Location

Where they are, and what insurance must cover

Houston Fertility Institute is in Houston, TX and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston is in Houston, TX, about 3 miles apart. Both are in the Houston metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.

Houston Fertility Institute

2500 Fondren Rd, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77063

Phone
(713) 730-2229
Medical director
Ghassan F. Haddad, MD
CDC status
Open
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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
Open its full record

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.

Questions

Common questions about Houston Fertility Institute and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston

Which has the higher IVF success rate, Houston Fertility Institute or Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?

For patients under 35, Houston Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 60.9% per intended egg retrieval and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 60.5% (CDC data for 2022). Houston Fertility Institute reported the higher rate for patients under 35, and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston for patients 35 to 37, 38 to 40 and over 40. 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 Houston Fertility Institute compared with Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?

Houston Fertility Institute's website posts $13,125 for IVF (read Oct 1, 2026) and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston's posts $12,660 (read Oct 3, 2026). The two amounts do not cover the same services, so the lower number is not necessarily the lower bill: read what each includes, and what it leaves out, before comparing them. 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 Houston Fertility Institute and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston offer IVF refund programs?

Houston Fertility Institute offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, 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, Houston Fertility Institute or Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?

Houston Fertility Institute is the larger clinic: it reported 2,207 cycles to the CDC and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston reported 815, about 2.7 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.

How far apart are Houston Fertility Institute and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston?

Houston Fertility Institute is in Houston, TX and Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston is in Houston, TX, about 3 miles apart. Both are in the Houston metro area.

Does insurance cover IVF at Houston Fertility Institute 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.

IVFcost.co is an informational data platform, not a medical provider, clinic, or laboratory. Nothing here is medical advice, a diagnosis, or a recommendation to start, stop, or change any treatment. Success rates depend heavily on individual circumstances and are not a promise of any outcome. Data is aggregated from public sources and can be incomplete or out of date. Always confirm with a licensed clinician and the clinic's own current figures.