Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists vs University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Two fertility clinics in the Seattle 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.
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists (Seattle, WA) and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington (Seattle, WA) are fertility clinics in the Seattle area, about 3 miles apart. For patients under 35, Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists reported a live-birth rate of 53.4% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists posts an IVF price of $14,500 on its website. University Reproductive Care, University of Washington 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, Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists reported a live-birth rate of 53.4% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington 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.
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
IVF, as its website posts it
Pacific Northwest Fertility publishes IVF at $14,500-$21,700 for one cycle. The clinic says these listed prices do not include medications; it gives an average of approximately $5,000 for IVF-cycle medications and approximately $2,000 for transfer-cycle medications. The amount varies with the patient’s treatment plan, goals, and insurance coverage, and prices are subject to change. Genetic testing and frozen embryo transfer are listed separately, at $3,625-$5,000 for PGT-A testing and $4,895-$6,092 for frozen embryo transfer. The pricing page is the clinic’s own Pacific Northwest Fertility page and the clinic operates a Seattle location in Washington.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 23, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workPacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
- IVF Success Program (Sunfish)
A refund if no ongoing pregnancy (amount not posted); medications extra
Price not posted
- Gaia IVF Plan
More cycles at no charge if earlier ones fail, no cash refund; covers up to 2 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsPacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
One egg freezing cycle
On top: medications
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsPacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
Frozen embryo transfer
Medications not included
The clinic's estimate
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
No posted price we could confirm.
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsPacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
PGT-A testing
From its example cost table
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
No posted price we could confirm.
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
- $530 to $2,000a cycle
IUI
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
No posted price we could confirm.
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsPacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
No reciprocal IVF price or description we could confirm.
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
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists is in Seattle, WA and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington is in Seattle, WA, about 3 miles apart. Both are in the Seattle metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists
1101 Madison St, Suite 1050, Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone
- (206) 515-0000
- Medical director
- Julie D. Lamb, MD
- CDC status
- Reorganized
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
4245 Roosevelt Way N.E., 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98105
- Phone
- (206) 598-4225
- Medical director
- Ginny Ryan, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Washington: No state lawNo state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Washington law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. Washington'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 Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists or University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
For patients under 35, Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists reported a live-birth rate of 53.4% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington 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 Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists compared with University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists' website posts $14,500 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026). University Reproductive Care, University of Washington posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 23, 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 Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington offer IVF refund programs?
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington 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, Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists or University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists is the larger clinic: it reported 646 cycles to the CDC and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 136, about 4.8 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists is in Seattle, WA and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington is in Seattle, WA, about 3 miles apart. Both are in the Seattle metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
No state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Washington 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.