Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont vs UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Two fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 27 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health (San Francisco, CA) are fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 27 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont posts an IVF price of $17,420 on its website. UCSF Center for Reproductive Health 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, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported a live-birth rate of 46.7% per intended egg retrieval and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and over 40, and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health for patients 38 to 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.
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
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
IVF, as its website posts it
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health in San Francisco publishes a cash-pay IVF cycle estimate of $14,000-$20,000 for the cycle component alone. Medications are listed separately at $4,000-$6,000, PGT separately at $2,000, and anesthesia separately at $816. The resulting published estimated total is $20,900-$28,900 when those additional items are included. UCSF states these are high-level estimates with a 50% cash-pay discount applied to total billed charges; actual patient responsibility varies with insurance benefits, deductibles, coinsurance, and coverage restrictions. The figures apply to UCSF Center for Reproductive Health's San Francisco program. A complimentary consultation with a financial navigator is recommended for an individualized quote.
Read Oct 2, 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).
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
- ARC Fertility IVF cycle packages
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
- Multicycle packages
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
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
One egg freezing cycle
On top: medications and anesthesia
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
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Frozen embryo transfer cycle
The clinic's estimate
Medications about $1,000 to $1,500 more
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.
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
PGT
The clinic's estimate
From UCSF's IVF cost table
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont
No posted price we could confirm.
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
- $1,900 to $2,500a cycle
IUI with minimal stimulation
On top: medications (about $500), for $2,400 to $3,000 in all
- $3,800 to $4,500a cycle
IUI with controlled ovarian stimulation
On top: medications ($500 to $3,000), for $4,300 to $7,500 in all
Read Oct 8, 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.
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is in San Francisco, CA, about 27 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
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
499 Illinois St, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 353-3040
- Medical director
- Marcelle I. Cedars, 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont or UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
For patients under 35, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported a live-birth rate of 46.7% per intended egg retrieval and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and over 40, and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health for patients 38 to 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 Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont compared with UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont's website posts $17,420 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026) and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health's posts $14,000 (read Oct 2, 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health offer IVF refund programs?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health offers multi-cycle packages, with no refund 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is the larger clinic: it reported 1,429 cycles to the CDC and Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont reported 719, about 2.0 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 UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont is in Fremont, CA and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is in San Francisco, CA, about 27 miles apart. Both are in the San Francisco metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Fremont and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
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.