North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute vs UNC Fertility
Two fertility clinics in the Raleigh 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.
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute (Cary, NC) and UNC Fertility (Raleigh, NC) are fertility clinics in the Raleigh area, about 12 miles apart. For patients under 35, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 50.0% per intended egg retrieval and UNC Fertility reported 54.1% (CDC data for 2022). North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute posts an IVF price of $7,500 on its website. UNC Fertility 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, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 50.0% per intended egg retrieval and UNC Fertility reported 54.1% (CDC data for 2022). North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37, 38 to 40 and over 40, and UNC Fertility for patients under 35.
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.
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute
IVF, as its website posts it
The clinic publishes a $7,500 low-stimulation IVF cycle price, including medication. Low-stimulation IVF is available only to medically qualifying patients, with eligibility determined after medical-record review and a treatment plan. The amount includes all stimulation medications, cycle monitoring, management, anesthesia, egg retrieval, ICSI fertilization, assisted hatching, blastocyst culture, frozen embryo transfer, and cryopreservation of two embryos. More than two embryos incurs a $1,000 freeze charge covering one year of storage. Frozen embryo transfer-cycle medications are paid directly to the pharmacy and are subject to insurance benefits. Other exclusions may apply; patients remain responsible for copays, coinsurance, or deductibles for testing before stimulation or if the physician cancels the cycle. The price reflects a cash discount and is paid in advance. The page lists the Cary, North Carolina location.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
UNC Fertility
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 6, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workNorth Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute
IVF with Own Eggs: Shared Risk Refund Program
80% of the program fee back if no ongoing pregnancy; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; medications extra
IVF with Unknown Donor-Egg: Shared Risk Refund Program
80% of the program fee back if no ongoing pregnancy; covers up to 3 egg retrievals; medications extra
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
UNC Fertility
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsNorth Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute
Expected cost
On top: medications
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 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
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute is in Cary, NC and UNC Fertility is in Raleigh, NC, about 12 miles apart. Both are in the Raleigh metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute
400 Ashville Ave, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27518
- Phone
- (919) 233-1680
- Medical director
- Sameh K. Toma, MD
- CDC status
- Open
UNC Fertility
7920 ACC Blvd, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27617
- Phone
- (919) 908-0000
- Medical director
- Colleen Milroy, MD
- CDC status
- Reorganized
Insurance law
- North Carolina: No state lawNo state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no North Carolina law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. North Carolina'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 North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute and UNC Fertility
Which has the higher IVF success rate, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute or UNC Fertility?
For patients under 35, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported a live-birth rate of 50.0% per intended egg retrieval and UNC Fertility reported 54.1% (CDC data for 2022). North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37, 38 to 40 and over 40, and UNC Fertility for patients under 35. 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 North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute compared with UNC Fertility?
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute's website posts $7,500 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026). UNC Fertility posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 6, 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 North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute and UNC Fertility offer IVF refund programs?
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and UNC Fertility 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, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute or UNC Fertility?
UNC Fertility is the larger clinic: it reported 424 cycles to the CDC and North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute reported 176, about 2.4 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute and UNC Fertility?
North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute is in Cary, NC and UNC Fertility is in Raleigh, NC, about 12 miles apart. Both are in the Raleigh metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Talbert Fertility Institute and UNC Fertility?
No state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no North Carolina law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. 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.