Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville vs Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Two fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 9 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.
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville (Rockville, MD) and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, MD) are fertility clinics in the Washington, DC area, about 9 miles apart. For patients under 35, Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported a live-birth rate of 54.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville posts an IVF price of $11,000 on its website. Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 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, Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported a live-birth rate of 54.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 38 to 40 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for patients 35 to 37.
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.
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
IVF, as its website posts it
Shady Grove Fertility's July 2022 official financial-program guide lists a Single Cycle IVF Program at $11,000. It includes one IVF cycle including fresh embryo transfer. The guide lists embryo cryopreservation ($1,700), monthly cryostorage ($60/month, up to $120/month per gamete type for multiple cryopreservation events), frozen embryo transfer ($5,000), and PGT-related services as excluded or separately charged. Patients needing PGT do not qualify for this Single Cycle IVF Program. The guide states that its fees are estimates at the time of publication and subject to change. This is a Shady Grove Fertility program-level price, not a Rockville-specific quote; local applicability should be confirmed with the Rockville financial counselor. SGF's current pricing page says there is no single universal price and directs patients to obtain an individualized figure after consultation and benefits verification.
Read Oct 1, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 22, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workShady Grove Fertility-Rockville
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for Frozen Embryo Transfers (FET)
100% of the program fee back if no pregnancy
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program for IVF
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 costsShady Grove Fertility-Rockville
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsShady Grove Fertility-Rockville
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military 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
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is in Rockville, MD and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is in Bethesda, MD, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville
9601 Blackwell Rd, 4th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850
- Phone
- (301) 340-1188
- Medical director
- Michael J. Levy, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
8901 Rockville Pike, Bldg 10, Rm 2104, Bethesda, MD 20889
- Phone
- (301) 400-2151
- Medical director
- Micah J. Hill, DO
- CDC status
- Reorganized
Insurance law
- Maryland: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: Maryland requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Maryland'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 Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville or Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
For patients under 35, Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported a live-birth rate of 54.9% per intended egg retrieval and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 50.0% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 38 to 40 and over 40, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for patients 35 to 37. 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 Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville compared with Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville's website posts $11,000 for IVF (read Oct 1, 2026). Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 22, 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 Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center offer IVF refund programs?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 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, Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville or Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is the larger clinic: it reported 5,717 cycles to the CDC and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported 277, about 21 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville is in Rockville, MD and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is in Bethesda, MD, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Washington, DC metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville and Shady Grove Fertility-Walter Reed, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
Yes, for many plans: Maryland requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Individual and group policies that cover pregnancy must cover three IVF cycles per live birth, up to a $100,000 lifetime maximum. Employers with fewer than 50 employees are exempt. Fertility preservation: Fertility preservation is covered when a medical treatment may cause infertility (sperm and egg storage excluded). 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.