Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine vs UCLA Fertility Center
Two fertility clinics in the Los Angeles area, about 42 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.
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine (Newport Beach, CA) and UCLA Fertility Center (Santa Monica, CA) are fertility clinics in the Los Angeles area, about 42 miles apart. For patients under 35, Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine reported a live-birth rate of 46.0% per intended egg retrieval and UCLA Fertility Center reported 42.2% (CDC data for 2022). Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine posts no IVF price on its website. UCLA Fertility 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, Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine reported a live-birth rate of 46.0% per intended egg retrieval and UCLA Fertility Center reported 42.2% (CDC data for 2022). Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and UCLA Fertility Center for patients over 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.
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.
Donor eggs and donated embryos
Live births per embryo transfer with donor eggs or donated embryos in 2022. The CDC does not split these by age. A dash means it published no percentage (too few transfers for one, or none).
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.
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 5, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
UCLA Fertility Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 26, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workSouthern California Center for Reproductive Medicine
- 3-Cycle IVF/PGT Batching Program
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 3 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCLA Fertility Center
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsSouthern California Center for Reproductive Medicine
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsSouthern California Center for Reproductive Medicine
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
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine is in Newport Beach, CA and UCLA Fertility Center is in Santa Monica, CA, about 42 miles apart. Both are in the Los Angeles metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine
361 Hospital Rd, Suite 333, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 642-8727
- Medical director
- Robert E. Anderson, MD
- CDC status
- Open
UCLA Fertility Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1245 16th St, Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 825-9500
- Medical director
- Kathleen M. Brennan, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- California: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. California'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 Los Angeles clinic
Keep one of the two and pick any other clinic of the area that reports enough to compare.
Common questions about Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine or UCLA Fertility Center?
For patients under 35, Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine reported a live-birth rate of 46.0% per intended egg retrieval and UCLA Fertility Center reported 42.2% (CDC data for 2022). Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and UCLA Fertility Center for patients over 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 Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine compared with UCLA Fertility Center?
Neither Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine nor UCLA Fertility Center 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 Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center offer IVF refund programs?
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine offers multi-cycle packages, with no refund if treatment fails, and UCLA Fertility Center 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 Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center?
For patients under 35 who were new to IVF, 57.8% at Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and 53.7% at UCLA Fertility Center had a baby after all their egg retrievals in the CDC's 2022 data, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval.
How do Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center compare for donor egg IVF?
Of Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine's transfers of frozen embryos made from donor eggs in 2022, 58.2% led to a live birth; the CDC published no donor egg percentage for UCLA Fertility Center (too few transfers for one, or none).
Which is the larger clinic, Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine or UCLA Fertility Center?
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine is the larger clinic: it reported 448 cycles to the CDC and UCLA Fertility Center reported 304. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center?
Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine is in Newport Beach, CA and UCLA Fertility Center is in Santa Monica, CA, about 42 miles apart. Both are in the Los Angeles metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine and UCLA Fertility Center?
Yes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Under SB 729, large-group fully-insured plans (more than 100 employees) must cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including up to three completed egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Small-group plans only have to offer infertility coverage, and the state employees' plan (CalPERS) follows from July 1, 2027. Fertility preservation: Fertility preservation is a covered basic health service when a covered treatment may cause infertility (all plans except Medi-Cal and self-insured plans). 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.