Embryo Freezing Cost UK 2026: Storage and Frozen Embryo Transfer Prices, Per Clinic
What UK clinics publish for freezing embryos, storing them and transferring them later, read from each clinic's own fee page. The published figures price different things — freezing with storage bundled in, an annual fee, a transfer or a treatment-cycle package — so each is listed with the clinic's own wording rather than averaged.
How much does embryo freezing cost in the UK in 2026?
Embryo freezing and storage: published prices
6 operators publish a price, but for different things, so no median is given. Read the wording: some rows are a freezing fee with one or two years' storage included, others an annual storage fee. We do not multiply any fee by years — storage terms and renewals differ by clinic. Listed A–Z.
| Clinic | What the fee page says | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenues | Embryo Freezing (excluding storage) | £525 | Fee page, read 2026-09-01 (not re-checked since) |
| Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health (CRGH Portland)Same figure at 2 licensed sites | Annual Embryo Storage Fee | £425 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Fertility Exeter | Embryo freezing and 1 year storage | £500 | Fee page, read 2026-10-05 (not re-checked since) |
| Herts and Essex Fertility Centre | Embryo freezing (including 1 year storage) | £895 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Hull & East Riding Fertility | Embryo freezing includes 2 years’ storage | £1,300 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| St Jude's Women's Hospital | Embryo freezing (Including storage for 12 months) | £440 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
A full cycle to freeze embryos: published prices
1 operator publishes a price — too few to summarise.
| Clinic | What the fee page says | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Women's ClinicSame figure at 4 licensed sites | Embryo Freezing - first cycle More details | £3,950 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
Frozen embryo transfer (FET): published prices
9 operators publish a price, but for different things, so no median is given. Some clinics price the transfer alone, others a treatment-cycle package; check each row. Where one operator prints the same figure at several licensed sites it appears once. Listed A–Z.
| Clinic | What the fee page says | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Fertility BathSame figure at 15 licensed sites | FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (FET) | £2,900 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Fertility & Gynaecology Academy | Frozen embryo transfer treatment cycleIncludes: Cycle monitoring scans, cycle management, thawing, laboratory work, tran | £1,840 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Fertility Exeter | Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) | £1,995 | Fee page, read 2026-10-05 (not re-checked since) |
| Herts and Essex Fertility Centre | Frozen Embryo Replacement (FER) after Duo-Stim | £1,875 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Hull & East Riding Fertility | Frozen Embryo Treatment cycle (FET) | £700 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| IVI London (Wimpole Street) | Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Package* | £2,655 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| London Women's ClinicSame figure at 4 licensed sites | Frozen Embryo Transfer More details | £2,850 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| Salisbury Fertility Centre | Frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycle | £2,375 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
| St Jude's Women's Hospital | FET (frozen embryo transfer) | £1,590 | Fee page, read 2026-11-07 |
Storage limits and consent
Since 1 July 2022 eggs, sperm and embryos can be stored for up to 55 years from the date they are first placed in storage, provided consent to storage is renewed every 10 years. If consent is not renewed, they are removed from storage and disposed of. The length of storage does not have to match any contract for paying for it, but if storage is not paid for as agreed the clinic may be entitled to dispose of what is stored. (HFEA: Egg freezing, read 26 October 2026.)
Most embryos survive freezing and thawing, but some do not, and very occasionally none survive. (HFEA: Embryo freezing, read 26 October 2026.)
Embryo freezing vs egg freezing
Embryo freezing needs sperm at the time of freezing (a partner or donor); egg freezing does not, and thawed eggs are fertilised later. The published prices for each are on their own pages: egg freezing and this page. We do not set them against each other as a single figure, because neither has a published drug cost and the rows price different bundles.
Is embryo freezing funded on the NHS?
Depending on where you live, you may not be able to have embryo freezing funded by the NHS, including before medical treatment that may affect your fertility. (HFEA: Embryo freezing, read 26 October 2026.) In England, each ICB's published IVF policy states whether it funds freezing surplus embryos and for how long — see the ICB policy list or the postcode checker.
Frequently asked questions
How much does embryo freezing cost in the UK?
How much does a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cost?
How long can embryos be stored?
Is embryo freezing funded on the NHS?
What happens to the cost if I do not use the embryos?
Sources & further reading
- UK clinics’ own fee pages — Every price on this page, each linked to the fee page it was read from on 2026-11-07
- HFEA: Embryo freezing — NHS funding, storage limit and thaw survival (read 26 October 2026)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period) Regulations 2022 — Legal basis for the 55-year storage limit
- HFEA: Find a clinic — The register the fee-page reads start from