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IVF cost in California (2026)

4 clinics publish base cycle pricing in California, out of 85 CDC-reporting fertility clinics. Median published base cycle $15,460 (range $11,930$17,420). That is 21% above the national median of $12,779.

Median base cycle
$15,460
4 disclosing clinics
Cheapest published
$11,930
Base cycle only — excludes meds
Most expensive published
$17,420
Base cycle only — excludes meds
Why only some clinics show pricing: around 20% of US fertility clinics publish fees publicly. Disclosing clinics skew toward the lower-cost end of the market. Treat the median above as a floor estimate for California, not a true market average.

Beyond the base cycle

Median medication cost
$8,500

Add medication, ICSI (~$1,500), PGT-A (~$3,500+ including biopsy), and storage to build a full cost. See the IVF cost calculator to model scenarios.

Clinic pricing in California — cheapest first

ClinicCityBase cycleMeds (est.)Price type
Pacific Fertility CenterSan Francisco$11,930starting-from
Tree of Life Center for Fertility, California Fertility ClinicsTarzana$13,500starting-from
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health
Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco$17,420$8,500starting-from
Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health-Sacramento
Kaiser Permanente
Sacramento$17,420$8,500starting-from

Insurance coverage in California

California has an IVF insurance mandate (full). Self-insured employer plans (ERISA-preempted) are not required to cover IVF.

Read the full California coverage rules →

Looking for success rates in California?

This page ranks clinics by published cost. For outcomes (CDC live birth rates by age band) and a combined cost + outcomes view, see the California clinics page.

California fertility clinics & success rates →

How California compares

Median base cycle pricing across disclosing clinics in other states, cheapest first:

StateMedian base cycleDisclosing clinics
Hawaii$4,397.91
Arizona$7,9252
Ohio$8,4001
Utah$8,8332
New Jersey$8,9503
Florida$10,0003
Missouri$10,8001
Connecticut$10,8752
West Virginia$12,3902
Texas$12,8138
Tennessee$12,9503
Colorado$13,3122
See the full state-by-state table →

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Pricing from clinic websites, captured from the current TreatCompare pricing dataset. Not all clinics disclose fees; figures above reflect the disclosing subset only. Outcome data (on linked clinic pages) is from CDC ART 2022 reporting year.