Reproductive Biology Associates vs Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
Two fertility clinics in the Atlanta area, less than a mile 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.
Reproductive Biology Associates (Atlanta, GA) and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) are fertility clinics in the Atlanta area, less than a mile apart. For patients under 35, Reproductive Biology Associates reported a live-birth rate of 52.5% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta reported 47.4% (CDC data for 2022). Reproductive Biology Associates posts an IVF price of $14,300 on its website. Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta 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, Reproductive Biology Associates reported a live-birth rate of 52.5% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta reported 47.4% (CDC data for 2022). Reproductive Biology Associates reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta 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.
Reproductive Biology Associates
IVF, as its website posts it
IVF without PGT starts at $14,300 for one cycle. The published price includes ultrasounds and blood monitoring, anesthesia, egg retrieval, insemination, embryo culture, embryo cryopreservation, and one year of embryo storage. Fertility medications are not included and may add approximately $4,000–$8,000. PGT, ICSI, donor eggs or sperm, and other additional services are not included in this base price. RBA publishes this pricing for its Atlanta-area fertility care, including the Atlanta/Sandy Springs and Atlanta/Piedmont Hospital locations. The price is for patients without insurance coverage; final costs vary by treatment plan and insurance benefits.
Read Oct 2, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workReproductive Biology Associates
- BUNDL Guard
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; medications extra
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for IVF and donor egg
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 6 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 40; medications extra
Price not posted
- Multi-Cycle Discount Program for IVF
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 2 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsReproductive Biology Associates
One egg freezing cycle
Includes monitoring
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsReproductive Biology Associates
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes monitoring, ultrasounds, the thaw, the transfer and the pregnancy test
Price without insurance
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsReproductive Biology Associates
IVF with PGT
Self-pay; includes embryo biopsy, freezing and a year of storage
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reproductive Biology Associates
- From $2,900a cycle
IUI procedure
Includes ultrasounds, sperm wash and insemination
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsReproductive Biology Associates
- IVF (without PGT), from $14,300
Includes the first year of storage
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsReproductive Biology Associates
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
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
Reproductive Biology Associates is in Atlanta, GA and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta is in Atlanta, GA, less than a mile apart. Both are in the Atlanta metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Reproductive Biology Associates
1100 Johnson Ferry Rd N.E., Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 257-1900
- Medical director
- Daniel B. Shapiro, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
1100 Lake Hearn Dr, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 843-2229
- Medical director
- Desireé McCarthy-Keith, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Georgia: Fertility preservation onlyNo state law requires it: Georgia does not require insurers to cover IVF or infertility treatment, only fertility preservation for some patients. Georgia'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 Reproductive Biology Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Reproductive Biology Associates or Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta?
For patients under 35, Reproductive Biology Associates reported a live-birth rate of 52.5% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta reported 47.4% (CDC data for 2022). Reproductive Biology Associates reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta 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 Reproductive Biology Associates compared with Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta?
Reproductive Biology Associates' website posts $14,300 for IVF (read Oct 2, 2026). Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 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 Reproductive Biology Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta offer IVF refund programs?
Reproductive Biology Associates offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta 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, Reproductive Biology Associates or Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta?
Reproductive Biology Associates is the larger clinic: it reported 1,022 cycles to the CDC and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta reported 650, about 1.6 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Reproductive Biology Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta?
Reproductive Biology Associates is in Atlanta, GA and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta is in Atlanta, GA, less than a mile apart. Both are in the Atlanta metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Reproductive Biology Associates and Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta?
No state law requires it: Georgia does not require insurers to cover IVF or infertility treatment, only fertility preservation for some patients. Fertility preservation: From January 1, 2026, fully-insured plans must cover fertility preservation (egg, sperm, embryo or ovarian tissue freezing, with up to a year of storage) when treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease or lupus may cause infertility. 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.