How much does fertility preservation cost in the US?

Fertility preservation is about banking options for later. In practice that usually means freezing eggs or embryos now and paying separate fees to use them in the future. Prices vary by clinic, city, and how your body responds, but the ranges below reflect what people in the US commonly encounter.

Preservation options at a glance

Egg and embryo freezing are the most common routes.

Egg freezing stores unfertilized eggs for later use.

Embryo freezing creates embryos with partner or donor sperm, then freezes them for a future transfer.

Less common options include ovarian tissue freezing in select medical situations, and sperm banking for male partners.

Costs to expect

What you pay now

Most of the cost is concentrated in the retrieval cycle and medications.

Egg freezing (per cycle)

Clinic fees for monitoring, retrieval, and freezing: about $9,000 to $16,000.

Medications: about $3,000 to $6,000.

Storage after the first year: about $500 to $1,000 per year.

Embryo freezing (per cycle)

Clinic fees for monitoring, retrieval, fertilization, and freezing: often $12,000 to $20,000.

Medications: about $3,000 to $6,000.

Storage after the first year: about $500 to $1,000 per year.

Those figures are the starting point. Some people reach their target number of eggs with one cycle, while others need two or more based on age and ovarian reserve. City matters too. Large coastal metros tend to sit at the higher end of the ranges, and clinics bundle items differently. One clinic might include the first year of storage or anesthesia in the base fee while another bills them separately. Ask for an itemized estimate so you can compare like for like.

When you are ready to try

Egg thaw and fertilization to create embryos: about $2,000 to $5,000.

Frozen embryo transfer: about $3,000 to $6,000, plus any medications for lining preparation.

Continued storage if you keep eggs or embryos for future attempts: about $500 to $1,000 per year.

Insurance is a patchwork. Some plans help when preservation is medically necessary, for example before chemotherapy, and employer benefits can be more generous than individual plans. Check whether your plan is fully insured or self funded, confirm what it does with medications and storage, and get the clinic’s fees in writing. A simple way to budget is to set a target, then work backward with your clinic using age, hormone results, and an antral follicle count to estimate how many mature eggs you may retrieve per cycle and how many cycles you might need.

Plan your next step with Strawberry

Before you book cycles, it helps to have your baseline in place. Strawberry’s at-home panels make that easy so you and your clinic can set realistic targets without the lab runaround. Day 3 testing is simple because you collect at home, not at a lab while you are tired and menstruating. Every member also receives a Personalized Fertility Timeline that turns results into clear next steps for your consult.

Quick pick

Fast check on egg quantity: Ovarian Reserve Blood Test (AMH).

Planning timing and targets: Fertility Blood Test (AMH, FSH, estradiol).

Wider hormone picture: Women’s Health Panel.