For relevant contracts issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, California law requires state-regulated large-group health plans to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF. Small-group health plans must offer infertility coverage, but employers are not required to buy it. CalPERS Basic plans begin these benefits on July 1, 2027. Self-funded employer plans are generally outside this state mandate, although they may offer fertility benefits voluntarily. Check your plan's Evidence of Coverage and confirm with the insurer.
Egg freezing prices
21 California clinics publish an egg-freezing price; the median is $10,500, before yearly storage. Nationally, published prices run $2,500 to $13,200.
Published price details
Among California clinics that publish a price, one IVF cycle costs a median of $14,350. Most clinics publish no price at all: only 37 of the 106 clinics we track do.
$14,350
median published price of one IVF cycle
$4,995
lowest published cycle price
$30,000
highest published cycle price
37 of 106
clinics publish a cycle price (35%)
The same IVF cycle can cost $4,995 at one California clinic and $30,000 at another. The lowest published price is at West Coast Fertility Center in Fountain Valley; the highest is at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine in Los Angeles. Prices are as each clinic publishes them and usually exclude medication (what is not included).
Published cycle prices rarely include medication (a median $4,500 among 25 of 621 US clinic locations that publish medication prices), PGT genetic testing, anesthesia, or annual storage for frozen embryos or eggs. Definitions of "a cycle" also vary between clinics. Before comparing two clinics, ask each what its published number covers - our clinic pages show who publishes what.
Common questions
How much does IVF cost in California?
Among California clinics that publish a price, one IVF cycle costs a median of $14,350. Published prices run from $4,995 (West Coast Fertility Center, Fountain Valley) to $30,000 (Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, Los Angeles). Most clinics publish no price: only 37 of the 106 we track do.
Does insurance cover IVF in California?
For relevant contracts issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, California law requires state-regulated large-group health plans to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF. Small-group health plans must offer infertility coverage, but employers are not required to buy it. CalPERS Basic plans begin these benefits on July 1, 2027. Self-funded employer plans are generally outside this state mandate, although they may offer fertility benefits voluntarily. Check your plan's Evidence of Coverage and confirm with the insurer.
How many IVF clinics are there in California?
We track 106 clinic locations in California. 37 of them publish an IVF cycle price on their own website (35%).
What is the cheapest IVF clinic in California?
The lowest published cycle price is $4,995 at West Coast Fertility Center in Fountain Valley. Cheapest published is not necessarily cheapest final bill - ask every clinic what its number includes.
How much does egg freezing cost in California?
21 California clinics publish an egg-freezing price; the median is $10,500, before yearly storage fees.
What is usually not included in a published IVF price?
Medication (a median $4,500 among 25 of 621 US clinic locations that publish medication prices), PGT genetic testing, anesthesia, and annual storage for frozen embryos or eggs are usually extra. Definitions of a cycle vary - ask each clinic what its published price covers.
How we got these numbers
Computed from The Fertility Index's own dataset: 106 California clinic locations tracked, prices as each clinic publishes them on its own site, checked October 2026. Where a clinic publishes a range, we count its midpoint in the median; a single flat price counts at that price; the table shows what the clinic publishes. Null means not published, never estimated.
Published base prices range from $4,995 to $30,000. Packages include different services; check medications, embryo transfer and other services separately.