Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento vs Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Two fertility clinics in the Sacramento area, about 5 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-Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) and Northern California Fertility Medical Center (Sacramento, CA) are fertility clinics in the Sacramento area, about 5 miles apart. For patients under 35, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento reported a live-birth rate of 47.8% per intended egg retrieval and Northern California Fertility Medical Center reported 58.9% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento posts an IVF price of $17,420 on its website. Northern California Fertility Medical Center posts an IVF price of $14,350 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-Sacramento reported a live-birth rate of 47.8% per intended egg retrieval and Northern California Fertility Medical Center reported 58.9% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento reported the higher rate for patients over 40, and Northern California Fertility Medical Center for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 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-Sacramento
IVF, as its website posts it
Kaiser Permanente publishes an average single fresh or freeze-all IVF cycle fee of approximately $17,420–$20,600. The total quoted cost includes applicable Kaiser fees for cycle management, monitoring, anesthesia, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, embryology, KP embryo-biopsy fees for genetic testing, and pregnancy testing. The range depends on cycle type and additional services such as embryo biopsy for PGT or assisted hatching. Medications are excluded and may cost up to $8,500; outside genetic-laboratory testing fees are also excluded. Full payment is required when booking, and prices may change without notice. The page covers Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco and Sacramento centers, but states that services may vary by site; therefore, local applicability to Sacramento should be confirmed with the clinic.
Read Sep 29, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
IVF, as its website posts it
Northern California Fertility Medical Center’s Sacramento pricing page lists $14,350+ for the first IVF cycle, $13,350+ for the second cycle, and $11,350+ for subsequent cycles. The page does not itemize which clinical services are included in the base cycle price. Estimated IVF medications are listed separately at $4,000-$6,000. Frozen embryo transfer ($5,300 for the first transfer, $4,300 for the second, and $3,800+ for subsequent transfers) and embryo genetic testing ($3,000-$4,500 plus a $3,000 collection fee) are separately priced. Costs depend on the patient’s treatment plan and insurance coverage, are subject to change, and the clinic provides individualized cost estimates after the first appointment. No dated fee schedule or additional eligibility requirements are posted. This pricing is published by the clinic for its Sacramento, California location; insurance participation varies by plan.
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-Sacramento
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
Average fee
Includes monitoring, anesthesia and storage
On top: medications
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
One egg freezing cycle
Includes 1 year of storage
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes monitoring, the transfer and the pregnancy test
Medications not included
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Frozen embryo transfer, first
$4,300 for a second transfer, from $3,800 after that
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
No posted price we could confirm.
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Genetic testing of embryos
Plus a $3,000 collection fee, from its example cost table
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
No posted price we could confirm.
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
- $1,895 to $3,950a cycle
IUI
On top: medications ($300 to $7,000, depending on the protocol)
The clinic writes $3,950+; its IUI page gives $1,895 to $3,850+
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
No posted price we could confirm.
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
- $750a year
Sperm storage (off-site)
- $740one-time
Sperm freezing
- Egg freezing, $13,200
Includes the first year of storage
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsKaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
No reciprocal IVF price or description we could confirm.
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
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-Sacramento is in Sacramento, CA and Northern California Fertility Medical Center is in Sacramento, CA, about 5 miles apart. Both are in the Sacramento metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
1650 Response Rd, Suite 1A, Sacramento, CA 95815
- Phone
- (916) 614-5083
- Medical director
- Lisa Farah-Eways, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
4320 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95841
- Phone
- (916) 773-2229
- Medical director
- Michael Murray, 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-Sacramento and Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento or Northern California Fertility Medical Center?
For patients under 35, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento reported a live-birth rate of 47.8% per intended egg retrieval and Northern California Fertility Medical Center reported 58.9% (CDC data for 2022). Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento reported the higher rate for patients over 40, and Northern California Fertility Medical Center for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 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-Sacramento compared with Northern California Fertility Medical Center?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento's website posts $17,420 for IVF (read Sep 29, 2026) and Northern California Fertility Medical Center's posts $14,350 (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-Sacramento and Northern California Fertility Medical Center offer IVF refund programs?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Northern California Fertility Medical Center offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (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-Sacramento or Northern California Fertility Medical Center?
Northern California Fertility Medical Center is the larger clinic: it reported 679 cycles to the CDC and Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento reported 286, about 2.4 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-Sacramento and Northern California Fertility Medical Center?
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento is in Sacramento, CA and Northern California Fertility Medical Center is in Sacramento, CA, about 5 miles apart. Both are in the Sacramento metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento and Northern California Fertility Medical 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.