Spring Fertility-San Francisco vs UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Two fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 2 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.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health (San Francisco, CA) are fertility clinics in the San Francisco area, about 2 miles apart. For patients under 35, Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported a live-birth rate of 52.4% per intended egg retrieval and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Spring Fertility-San Francisco posts an IVF price of $18,875 on its website. UCSF Center for Reproductive Health posts an IVF price of $14,000 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, Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported a live-birth rate of 52.4% per intended egg retrieval and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported the higher rate in all 4 age bands the two clinics report.
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.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
IVF, as its website posts it
Spring Fertility publishes a current cash-pay estimate of $18,875 for one IVF cycle with conventional insemination at its California clinics, applicable to the San Francisco location. The cycle amount lists anesthesia, embryo transfer, Zymot, and saline sonogram as included; PGT is listed as not applicable/not included. Fertility medications are separate and estimated at $3,000–$5,000, so they are excluded from the base price. Spring shows an estimated combined total of $22,875–$24,875 when medications are added. These are estimates rather than final bills; insurance coverage varies by employer plan, and Spring provides a personalized cost breakdown after consultation and confirmation of the treatment plan. The published amount is for conventional insemination; Spring lists IVF with ICSI separately at $23,378 and that price should not be treated as the conventional-IVF price.
Read Oct 3, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
IVF, as its website posts it
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health in San Francisco publishes a cash-pay IVF cycle estimate of $14,000-$20,000 for the cycle component alone. Medications are listed separately at $4,000-$6,000, PGT separately at $2,000, and anesthesia separately at $816. The resulting published estimated total is $20,900-$28,900 when those additional items are included. UCSF states these are high-level estimates with a 50% cash-pay discount applied to total billed charges; actual patient responsibility varies with insurance benefits, deductibles, coinsurance, and coverage restrictions. The figures apply to UCSF Center for Reproductive Health's San Francisco program. A complimentary consultation with a financial navigator is recommended for an individualized quote.
Read Oct 2, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workSpring Fertility-San Francisco
- Spring Promise
The egg freezing fee back if the frozen eggs bring no pregnancy; enrollment up to age 38; medications extra
Price not posted
- WIN Fertility Premiere (WINFertility)
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
- ARC Fertility IVF cycle packages
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
- Multicycle packages
A multi-cycle package with no refund
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsSpring Fertility-San Francisco
Pay-in-full price
Includes monitoring and anesthesia
On top: medications and storage ($950 a year)
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
One egg freezing cycle
On top: medications and anesthesia
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
Frozen embryo transfer
What a frozen transfer costsSpring Fertility-San Francisco
Frozen embryo transfer
Includes the transfer
Medications and anesthesia not included
The clinic's estimate
Its California cash-pay estimate
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Frozen embryo transfer cycle
The clinic's estimate
Medications about $1,000 to $1,500 more
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsSpring Fertility-San Francisco
Embryo freezing with genetic testing
The clinic's estimate
California cash-pay price
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
PGT
The clinic's estimate
From UCSF's IVF cost table
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
- $2,798 to $3,834a cycle
IUI cycle
On top: medications ($100 to $500), for $2,898 to $4,334 in all
Spring Fertility's California price
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
- $1,900 to $2,500a cycle
IUI with minimal stimulation
On top: medications (about $500), for $2,400 to $3,000 in all
- $3,800 to $4,500a cycle
IUI with controlled ovarian stimulation
On top: medications ($500 to $3,000), for $4,300 to $7,500 in all
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsSpring Fertility-San Francisco
- $950a year
Embryo storage
Its California price, paid in full
- $950a year
Egg storage
Its California price, paid in full
- $950a year
Sperm storage
Its California price, paid in full
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsSpring Fertility-San Francisco
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
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
Spring Fertility-San Francisco is in San Francisco, CA and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is in San Francisco, CA, about 2 miles apart. Both are in the San Francisco metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Spring Fertility-San Francisco
1 Daniel Burnham Ct, Suite 110C, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 964-5618
- Medical director
- Monica C. Pasternak, MD
- CDC status
- Open
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
499 Illinois St, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 353-3040
- Medical director
- Marcelle I. Cedars, 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.
Common questions about Spring Fertility-San Francisco and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Spring Fertility-San Francisco or UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
For patients under 35, Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported a live-birth rate of 52.4% per intended egg retrieval and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health reported 37.8% (CDC data for 2022). Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported the higher rate in all 4 age bands the two clinics report. 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 Spring Fertility-San Francisco compared with UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
Spring Fertility-San Francisco's website posts $18,875 for IVF (read Oct 3, 2026) and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health's posts $14,000 (read Oct 2, 2026). The two amounts do not cover the same services, so the lower number is not necessarily the lower bill: read what each includes, and what it leaves out, before comparing them. 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 Spring Fertility-San Francisco and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health offer IVF refund programs?
Spring Fertility-San Francisco offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health offers multi-cycle packages, with no refund 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, Spring Fertility-San Francisco or UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is the larger clinic: it reported 1,429 cycles to the CDC and Spring Fertility-San Francisco reported 1,374. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Spring Fertility-San Francisco and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
Spring Fertility-San Francisco is in San Francisco, CA and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health is in San Francisco, CA, about 2 miles apart. Both are in the San Francisco metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Spring Fertility-San Francisco and UCSF Center for Reproductive Health?
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.