Sound Fertility Care 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.
Sound Fertility Care (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, Sound Fertility Care reported a live-birth rate of 41.0% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Sound Fertility Care posts no IVF price 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, Sound Fertility Care reported a live-birth rate of 41.0% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Sound Fertility Care reported the higher rate for patients 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.
A new patient's chance of a baby
For patients new to IVF (no earlier ART cycles) using their own eggs: the share who had a baby after all their egg retrievals, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval. It adds up every transfer, so it runs higher than the per-retrieval rates above.
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.
Sound Fertility Care
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 28, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
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 workSound Fertility Care
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
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 costsUniversity Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
No posted price we could confirm.
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsSound Fertility Care
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
Sound Fertility Care 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.
Sound Fertility Care
509 Olive Way, Suite 501, Seattle, WA 98101
- Phone
- (206) 651-4432
- Medical director
- Kathleen Lin, MD
- CDC status
- Open
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.
Compare with another Seattle clinic
Keep one of the two and pick any other clinic of the area that reports enough to compare.
Common questions about Sound Fertility Care and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Sound Fertility Care or University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
For patients under 35, Sound Fertility Care reported a live-birth rate of 41.0% per intended egg retrieval and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington reported 63.0% (CDC data for 2022). Sound Fertility Care reported the higher rate for patients 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 Sound Fertility Care compared with University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
Neither Sound Fertility Care nor University Reproductive Care, University of Washington posts an IVF price on its website, so both prices come from a quote, usually after a consultation. 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. Ask what each quote covers: medications, monitoring, anesthesia, embryo freezing and a frozen transfer are often billed separately.
Do Sound Fertility Care and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington offer IVF refund programs?
Sound Fertility Care offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, 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.
What are a new patient's chances of a baby at Sound Fertility Care and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
For patients under 35 who were new to IVF, 48.1% at Sound Fertility Care and 67.6% at University Reproductive Care, University of Washington had a baby after all their egg retrievals in the CDC's 2022 data, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval.
Which is the larger clinic, Sound Fertility Care or University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
University Reproductive Care, University of Washington is the larger clinic: it reported 136 cycles to the CDC and Sound Fertility Care reported 129. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Sound Fertility Care and University Reproductive Care, University of Washington?
Sound Fertility Care 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 Sound Fertility Care 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.