Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont vs Spring Fertility-San Francisco
Two fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 29 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.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont (Fremont, CA) and Spring Fertility-San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) are fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 29 miles apart. For patients under 35, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported a live-birth rate of 46.7% per intended egg retrieval and Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported 52.4% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont posts an IVF price of $17,420 on its website. Spring Fertility-San Francisco posts an IVF price of $18,875 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, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported a live-birth rate of 46.7% per intended egg retrieval and Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported 52.4% (CDC data for 2022). Spring Fertility-San Francisco 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.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
IVF, as its website posts it
Kaiser Permanente publishes a single fresh or freeze-all IVF cycle fee of approximately $17,420–$20,600 for its Northern California Centers for Reproductive Health, including the Fremont location. The final amount depends on cycle type and added services such as embryo biopsy for PGT or assisted hatching. The quoted total includes applicable Kaiser Permanente fees for cycle management, monitoring, anesthesia, retrieval, transfer, embryology, Kaiser biopsy fees for genetic testing, and pregnancy testing. Medications are excluded and may cost up to $8,500; outside genetic-lab testing fees are also excluded. Prices may change without notice, services may vary by site, treatment is based on physician recommendation, and full payment is required when booking. Payment signifies readiness to begin within 90 days. The page describes these as average fees rather than a guaranteed Fremont-specific quote.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
IVF, as its website posts it
Spring Fertility publishes a current cash-pay estimate of $18,875 for one IVF cycle with conventional insemination at its California clinics, applicable to the San Francisco location. The cycle amount lists anesthesia, embryo transfer, Zymot, and saline sonogram as included; PGT is listed as not applicable/not included. Fertility medications are separate and estimated at $3,000–$5,000, so they are excluded from the base price. Spring shows an estimated combined total of $22,875–$24,875 when medications are added. These are estimates rather than final bills; insurance coverage varies by employer plan, and Spring provides a personalized cost breakdown after consultation and confirmation of the treatment plan. The published amount is for conventional insemination; Spring lists IVF with ICSI separately at $23,378 and that price should not be treated as the conventional-IVF price.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
- Spring Promise
The egg freezing fee back if the frozen eggs bring no pregnancy; enrollment up to age 38; medications extra
Price not posted
- WIN Fertility Premiere (WINFertility)
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
Average fee
Includes monitoring, anesthesia and storage
On top: medications
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
Pay-in-full price
Includes monitoring and anesthesia
On top: medications and storage ($950 a year)
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes monitoring, the transfer and the pregnancy test
Medications not included
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes the transfer
Medications and anesthesia not included
The clinic's estimate
Its California cash-pay estimate
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
No posted price we could confirm.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
Embryo freezing with genetic testing
The clinic's estimate
California cash-pay price
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
No posted price we could confirm.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
- $2,798 to $3,834a cycle
IUI cycle
On top: medications ($100 to $500), for $2,898 to $4,334 in all
Spring Fertility's California price
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
No posted price we could confirm.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
- $950a year
Embryo storage
Its California price, paid in full
- $950a year
Egg storage
Its California price, paid in full
- $950a year
Sperm storage
Its California price, paid in full
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
No reciprocal IVF price or description we could confirm.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
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
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont is in Fremont, CA and Spring Fertility-San Francisco is in San Francisco, CA, about 29 miles apart. Both are in the San Francisco metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
39141 Civic Center Dr, Suite 350, Fremont, CA 94538
- Phone
- (510) 248-6900
- Medical director
- Lisa Farah-Eways, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
1 Daniel Burnham Ct, Suite 110C, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 964-5618
- Medical director
- Monica C. Pasternak, 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 Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont and Spring Fertility-San Francisco
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont or Spring Fertility-San Francisco?
For patients under 35, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported a live-birth rate of 46.7% per intended egg retrieval and Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported 52.4% (CDC data for 2022). Spring Fertility-San Francisco 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 Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont compared with Spring Fertility-San Francisco?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont's website posts $17,420 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026) and Spring Fertility-San Francisco's posts $18,875 (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 Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont and Spring Fertility-San Francisco offer IVF refund programs?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Spring Fertility-San Francisco 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, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont or Spring Fertility-San Francisco?
Spring Fertility-San Francisco is the larger clinic: it reported 1,374 cycles to the CDC and Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported 719, about 1.9 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont and Spring Fertility-San Francisco?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont is in Fremont, CA and Spring Fertility-San Francisco is in San Francisco, CA, about 29 miles apart. Both are in the San Francisco metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont and Spring Fertility-San Francisco?
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.