12 Best Surrogacy Agencies in the United States (2026)

Choosing a surrogacy agency is one of the biggest decisions in the family-building journey. This 2026 guide compares 12 U.S. surrogacy agencies by service model, transparency, support, pricing visibility, and fit for intended parents and gestational carriers.

Publisher note: This article is published by Babytree Surrogacy and is based on publicly available information from each agency website and cited third-party resources.

The right agency does more than introduce intended parents and surrogates. A strong surrogacy agency helps coordinate matching, screening, communication, legal referrals, budgeting, and journey support, while working alongside fertility clinics, attorneys, insurance professionals, and escrow providers.

Below, you will find a practical comparison framework, profiles of 12 agencies, and key questions to ask before choosing a team. Use it to narrow your shortlist and prepare better consultation questions.

What is a surrogacy agency?

In a gestational-carrier arrangement, an intended parent or parents pursue a pregnancy carried by another person. The embryos are created through IVF and transferred by a fertility clinic. An agency may help recruit and screen potential carriers, facilitate matching, coordinate practical steps, support communication, and refer the parties to appropriately qualified professionals. The agency itself does not determine medical eligibility, create a legally enforceable agreement, or guarantee a live birth.

The word surrogate is common in consumer search, but many clinical and legal resources use gestational carrier for a person who carries a pregnancy without a genetic connection to the embryo. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) describes practice recommendations that encompass medical evaluation, infectious-disease testing, psychosocial evaluation and counseling, preconception assessment, uterine-cavity evaluation, and legal counseling. Those are coordinated considerations, not a universal checklist that an agency alone can complete.[1]

For prospective carriers, an agency should be one source of practical information and support, not a substitute for independent medical care or legal advice. For intended parents, an agency can make coordination easier, but it does not remove the need to understand how a fertility clinic, lawyers, insurance, escrow administration, and hospital planning will each fit into the journey.

What an agency may coordinate	What still needs its own qualified professional	Question to ask before you sign
Candidate outreach, initial screening, matching, case management, and milestone communication	Clinical eligibility, IVF treatment, embryo transfer, prenatal care, and medical decision-making	Which items are agency-run, clinic-run, and carrier-led?
Referrals or coordination for attorneys and contract timelines	Independent legal advice, agreement drafting/review, parentage planning, and state-specific legal analysis	Will each party have separate counsel, and in which state(s) are they licensed?
Guidance on budgets, payment schedules, and possible referrals to escrow/insurance specialists	Escrow administration, insurance review, tax and financial advice	Which costs are fixed, capped, variable, or excluded?
Emotional-support resources and case communication	Independent mental-health evaluation or counseling when clinically appropriate	What support is offered before matching, during pregnancy, and after delivery?

How to compare surrogacy agencies

Use these criteria as a quick screen: state-specific legal coordination; medical and psychological screening boundaries; match philosophy; compensation and benefits clarity; full-budget transparency; support for both intended parents and carriers; experience with LGBTQ+, single-parent, donor-gamete, and international journeys; and written contingency planning for failed clearance, rematch, insurance changes, or transfer delays. A detailed surrogacy cost breakdown helps readers compare agency fees against clinic, legal, escrow, and insurance costs.

12 U.S. surrogacy agencies worth comparing in 2026

The agencies below are organized to help readers compare service models, not to turn a personal family-building decision into a simple score. Pricing can change, and many agencies do not publish a full all-in cost online, so use each profile as a starting point for consultation questions and written estimates.

Agency	Best for	Core fit	Pricing	Not ideal for	How to use this profile
Babytree Surrogacy	Parents seeking a California-based, full-service program with milestone-based fees after medical clearance	Matching, screening, communication support, legal coordination, and journey management	Milestone-based fee approach described; request a current itemized estimate.[3]	Readers who require a complete itemized fee schedule before an initial conversation	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Hatch Fertility	People who want an agency describing integrated surrogacy and egg-donation support and four screening stages	Medical, social, relationship, and psychological screening are described on its site	Request a current written quote.[4]	Readers who require a full intended-parent price before consultation	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Circle Surrogacy	Parents considering a described full-service model with specialized finance, mental-health, and insurance support	Matching and interdisciplinary support; a stated Journey Protection program	Circle’s homepage lists a $189,500 Journey Protection program; verify live terms, scope, and exclusions.[5]	Readers who prefer a model other than a fixed published program	Compare fit, process, and written terms
ConceiveAbilities	Parents interested in its described Matching Matters® approach and full-service support	Surrogacy and egg-donation support for intended parents and carriers	Request a current written quote.[6]	Readers who need all pricing details online before consultation	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Growing Generations	Parents seeking a program with surrogacy plus egg- and sperm-donation services	Six intended-parent steps from consultation through delivery	Request a current written quote.[7]	Readers seeking an agency focused solely on gestational-carrier coordination	Compare fit, process, and written terms
American Surrogacy	U.S. intended parents and carriers wanting a nationwide provider that shows a current match-time estimate	Nationwide services and a displayed 1–6 month current match-time estimate	Fixed family fees described; obtain a detailed written estimate.[8]	Readers who need a match-time guarantee rather than an estimate	Compare fit, process, and written terms
The Surrogacy SOURCE	LGBTQ+ and international intended parents seeking a national provider with relevant service resources	A Fertility Source Companies division with surrogacy and egg-donation offerings	Request a current written quote.[9]	Readers who need a complete cost schedule before consultation	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Family Inceptions	People who value multiple listed U.S. office locations and resources for intended parents, carriers, and egg donors	Publicly listed locations include Atlanta, New York, Dallas, and Miami	Request a current written quote.[10]	Readers who want the entire legal and medical pathway to be defined by an agency website alone	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Center for Surrogate Parenting	Parents interested in pre-screening and counselor-facilitated communication	Parent, carrier, and international-parent information; San Jose and Brentwood offices	Request a current written quote; a cost page is linked from the site.[11]	Readers who do not want a model involving pre-screening and values-based matching	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Surrogate Parenting Services	People seeking a California-focused program that says its founder personally guides matching	Parent and carrier support, choosing-surrogate information, and international-support pages	Request a current written quote.[12]	Readers who need a large publicly documented nationwide-office network	Compare fit, process, and written terms
IARC Surrogacy	Parents and carriers seeking a program that describes legal, administrative, and financial planning support	IARC and All Families Surrogacy now operate under shared RSW Fertility Group leadership while retaining their names	Request a current written quote.[13]	Readers who want to avoid a provider operating in a shared group structure	Compare fit, process, and written terms
Northwest Surrogacy Center	U.S. carriers and domestic or international intended families seeking support from matching through birth and beyond	Full-service approach; parents are invited to discuss matching times and costs in consultation	Request a current written quote.[14]	Readers who need current matching-time and all-in cost figures before consultation	Compare fit, process, and written terms

1. Babytree Surrogacy

Babytree Surrogacy is a California-based full-service agency for intended parents and gestational carriers who want hands-on support across matching, screening, communication, legal coordination, and journey management. Babytree supports families across the United States and internationally and lists offices in California, Texas, and Tennessee.[3]

Overview

Babytree stands out for a coordinated, personalized journey rather than a clinic-only experience. Its intended-parent process moves from consultation and matching to medical and psychological screening, legal coordination, transfer, and delivery. The site also highlights direct founder access, a Match Assurance Program, and milestone-based fees after medical clearance.[3]

Top features

Highlights include matching and coordination, medical and psychological screening, legal coordination, a secure communication app, offices in California, Texas, and Tennessee, and ongoing support for carriers and intended parents. Babytree also connects parties with specialized attorneys for the legal side of the journey.[3]

Pricing

Babytree emphasizes milestone-based fees after medical clearance. Intended parents should request a current itemized estimate covering agency fees, carrier compensation and benefits, legal work, escrow, insurance, clinic-related expenses, travel, and contingencies.[3] Reviewing surrogate compensation and payment details can make agency pricing conversations more concrete.

Best for

Best for intended parents who want a California-based full-service model with direct support, pre-screened surrogate access, and a milestone-based fee approach after medical clearance. Readers comparing surrogacy agencies in California can also review a state-focused agency shortlist before narrowing their options.

2. Hatch Fertility

Hatch Fertility is a surrogacy and egg-donation agency for intended parents and prospective carriers who want a program with four clearly described screening stages. Its official site identifies medical, social, relationship, and psychological screening as stages in the surrogate-screening process.[4]

Overview

Hatch presents both surrogacy and egg-donation services, with dedicated support for intended parents and a stated international footprint. Its site describes a coordinator-led model and a screening process designed to evaluate medical factors, social fit, support systems, and psychological wellbeing. Readers should still ask what happens before versus after a particular fertility clinic’s medical clearance.[4]

Top features

Highlights include intended-parent guidance, surrogate matching, egg-donation services, medical screening, social screening, relationship screening, and psychological screening.[4]

Pricing

Ask for a written quote that separates agency fees from IVF/clinic, legal, insurance, escrow, carrier compensation, and travel costs.[4]

Best for

Best for parents who want to explore surrogacy and egg donation through one organization and who value a clearly described screening sequence.

3. Circle Surrogacy

Circle Surrogacy is a full-service agency for intended parents considering a described interdisciplinary support model and a published fixed-price program. Its site describes internal finance, mental-health, and insurance specialists, alongside matching and ongoing support.[5]

Overview

Circle describes a MatchMade™ approach and says that its teams coordinate support from matching through parenthood. The visible program description emphasizes the availability of specialists in finance, mental health, and insurance. This model is useful for people who value a defined internal coordination structure, but it does not eliminate the need for independent medical and legal advice.[5]

Top features

Highlights include matching, finance support, mental-health support, insurance support, communication around matching preferences, and an intended-parent process that uses a published Journey Protection program.[5]

Pricing

Circle’s homepage lists a $189,500 Journey Protection program. Because package contents and exclusions can change and may not cover every clinic, embryo, donor, or contingency cost, request the current written agreement and line-item inclusions before comparing it with another program.[5]

Best for

Best for parents who prefer to evaluate a published fixed-price program and a full-service, interdisciplinary support structure.

4. ConceiveAbilities

ConceiveAbilities is a full-service surrogacy and egg-donation agency for intended parents and prospective carriers interested in its described Matching Matters® approach. The company’s public materials describe support for intended parents, surrogates, and egg donors.[6]

Overview

ConceiveAbilities positions matching as a central part of its service model. Its site describes personalized matching and a long-standing focus on egg donation and surrogacy. When comparing agencies that emphasize match quality, readers should ask what information is exchanged before a proposed match, how disagreement about preferences is handled, and how a declined or unsuccessful match affects the budget and timeline.[6]

Top features

Highlights include intended-parent support, gestational-carrier support, egg-donor services, a Matching Matters® approach, and dedicated guidance through a journey.[6]

Pricing

Request a written estimate with a clear treatment of rematching, screening, and transfer-related contingencies.[6]

Best for

Best for parents who want to ask detailed questions about a matching-centered agency approach and who may also be considering egg-donation support.

5. Growing Generations

Growing Generations is an agency for intended parents, gestational carriers, and donors who want surrogacy, egg donation, and sperm donation services in one program. Its intended-parent surrogacy page on the homepage shows six stages, beginning with consultation and ending with delivery.[7]

Overview

Growing Generations presents a multi-service family-building model with personalized matching. Its website says intended parents move through consultation, match preparation and embryo creation, surrogate matching, pregnancy preparation, pregnancy, and delivery. Those steps can provide a useful initial map, but prospective clients should clarify which stages are agency-led, which are clinic-led, and how the process differs when embryos already exist or donor arrangements are needed.[7]

Top features

Highlights include surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, intended-parent consultation, match preparation, matching, pregnancy preparation, and carrier compensation information.[7]

Pricing

Request a current line-item proposal tailored to the actual pathway, including whether embryos already exist and whether donor services are needed.[7]

Best for

Best for people comparing a broader third-party-reproduction service offering rather than a surrogacy-only agency.

6. American Surrogacy

American Surrogacy is a nationwide agency for intended parents and prospective carriers comparing a current match-time estimate alongside a fixed-fee family model. Its homepage displays a current match-time estimate of 1–6 months and says it serves all 50 states.[8]

Overview

American Surrogacy describes a national service model that includes support for intended parents and carriers. The displayed match-time figure is useful as a conversation starter, but it should be treated as a snapshot rather than a promise. Match timing can be affected by the intended parents’ preferences, legal pathway, medical clearance, clinic coordination, and the availability of carriers who are a suitable fit.[8]

Top features

Highlights include nationwide service, fixed fees for families, intended-parent and carrier pathways, responsive staff, and a displayed 1–6 month current match-time estimate.[8]

Pricing

The site describes fixed surrogacy fees for families. Ask for the specific fee schedule and the conditions for any rematch, cancellation, or transfer-related costs.[8]

Best for

Best for intended parents who want to ask a nationwide provider about its current match-time estimate and fixed-fee approach.

7. The Surrogacy SOURCE

The Surrogacy SOURCE is a surrogacy service line within Fertility Source Companies for intended parents and carriers considering a national third-party-reproduction provider. The company describes services for LGBTQ+ and international intended parents in addition to its broader surrogacy and egg-donation offerings.[9]

Overview

Fertility Source Companies presents The Surrogacy SOURCE alongside The Donor Source. Its public materials describe national services and explain that gestational surrogacy involves screening, matching, contract completion, IVF, pregnancy, and post-birth transition. Any international or LGBTQ+ pathway should still be discussed in terms of the reader’s specific state law, fertility clinic, donor circumstances, and parentage plan.[9]

Top features

Highlights include gestational-surrogacy support, egg-donation services, parent and carrier information, LGBTQ+ resources, international-parent resources, and a nationwide operating model.[9]

Pricing

Request a written estimate that distinguishes agency fees from carrier payments, legal costs, IVF/clinic care, insurance, escrow, and travel.[9]

Best for

Best for intended parents who want to compare a national provider with resources for LGBTQ+ and international families.

8. Family Inceptions

Family Inceptions is a family-building agency for intended parents, gestational carriers, and egg donors with listed offices in Atlanta, New York, Dallas, and Miami. Its website directs each audience to separate information pathways.[10]

Overview

Family Inceptions frames its approach around personalized journeys for intended parents, carriers, and donors. Its location pages and audience-specific navigation can make it a relevant option for people who want to begin with regional contact points. Location alone, however, does not determine whether an agency can support a particular carrier residence or delivery-state parentage plan; that must be discussed with appropriate counsel.[10]

Top features

Highlights include intended-parent, carrier, and egg-donor pathways; a surrogacy-by-state resource; separate education resources; and listed contacts in Atlanta, New York, Dallas, and Miami.[10]

Pricing

Ask for a written budget that states which costs are estimates and which are subject to separate third-party contracts.[10]

Best for

Best for readers who value a provider with multiple listed U.S. locations and separate educational paths for parents, carriers, and donors.

9. Center for Surrogate Parenting

Center for Surrogate Parenting is an agency for intended parents and carriers interested in a described model of pre-screening and counselor-facilitated communication. Its site also provides information for international intended parents and lists offices in San Jose, California, and Brentwood, Tennessee.[11]

Overview

CSP describes pre-screening of potential carriers and professional counselors who facilitate open communication. Its matching language emphasizes values and mutual fit. That approach is relevant to readers who place substantial weight on conversations before matching, but prospective parties should ask how preferences are documented, how they are revisited during pregnancy, and how the agency handles incompatibility or a need to rematch.[11]

Top features

Highlights include carrier pre-screening, professional counselor involvement, intended-parent support, international-parent resources, a matching approach based on shared values, and locations in San Jose and Brentwood.[11]

Pricing

The website links to a cost page. Request a dated written budget and confirm all costs that remain outside agency control.[11]

Best for

Best for parents who wish to ask detailed questions about pre-screening and counselor-supported communication before accepting a match.

10. Surrogate Parenting Services

Surrogate Parenting Services is a California-focused agency for intended parents and gestational carriers that says its founder personally guides matching. Its public navigation includes parent, carrier, choosing-surrogate, and international-support content.[12]

Overview

SPS describes a personalized approach in which founder and president Cristie Montgomery is involved in matching. This is useful for readers who want to understand who will make the first match recommendations and how much direct contact they can expect. It is still important to ask how a personalized process is documented, what happens when the founder is unavailable, and how concerns can be escalated independently.[12]

Top features

Highlights include personalized matching, direct founder involvement in matching, intended-parent support, carrier information, choosing-surrogate guidance, and international-support pages.[12]

Pricing

Ask for a written program estimate and a clear statement of which financial items are fixed, variable, or paid to third parties.[12]

Best for

Best for readers seeking a California-centered agency that describes founder-guided matching.

11. IARC Surrogacy

IARC Surrogacy is an agency for intended parents and gestational carriers considering a provider with support across emotional, legal, administrative, and financial planning. IARC says it and All Families Surrogacy retain their names while operating under shared leadership within RSW Fertility Group.[13]

Overview

IARC presents a long-running family-building service with support for both parents and carriers. The site’s current organization statement is relevant to due diligence: a shared group structure can give a provider more collective resources, while readers may also want to understand whether their day-to-day case manager, fee agreement, escalation process, or legal referrals are changing. Those questions should be asked in writing before a retainer is signed.[13]

Top features

Highlights include intended-parent and carrier support, education resources, help with legal, administrative, and financial planning, carrier community resources, and shared leadership with All Families Surrogacy through RSW Fertility Group.[13]

Pricing

Request a quote that identifies the contracting entity, all third-party costs, and the effect of any organizational change on existing or new programs.[13]

Best for

Best for readers who want planning support across several practical parts of a journey.

12. Northwest Surrogacy Center

Northwest Surrogacy Center is a full-service agency for U.S. gestational carriers and domestic or international intended families who want support from matching through birth and beyond. Its website asks intended parents to schedule a consultation to discuss matching times and costs.[14]

Overview

NWSC describes nationwide work with carriers and service for families in the United States and abroad. It says it handles the journey from matching through birth and beyond, and it emphasizes matching people with compatible preferences. Because the site directs parents to a consultation for costs and matching times, readers should obtain a written, dated estimate and timeline assumptions before comparing it with a provider that publishes a package figure.[14]

Top features

Highlights include full-service matching-to-birth support, national carrier outreach, domestic and international intended-parent support, screening, compatible-preference matching, and consultation-based discussion of costs and matching times.[14]

Pricing

Schedule a consultation and request a line-item estimate, including how fees and expenses change if a proposed match does not proceed.[14]

Best for

Best for U.S. carriers and domestic or international intended parents who want to investigate a full-service model and are comfortable obtaining current cost and timing information through consultation.

How to make a final agency choice

Use this guide to build a focused shortlist. Interview at least two or three agencies, compare written program terms and line-item budgets, confirm the legal pathway in the relevant state, and make sure both intended parents and gestational carriers have independent professional guidance before signing.

Frequently asked questions

Is there one best surrogacy agency in the United States?

No single agency is best for every family. The right choice depends on the carrier’s location, intended parents’ family-building pathway, fertility clinic, legal circumstances, budget, communication preferences, and the agency’s written policies. A better question is: Which agencies can document a process that fits our needs and protects all parties?

How much does surrogacy through an agency cost in the United States?

The total can vary significantly because it may include agency fees, carrier compensation and benefits, screening, legal services, escrow, insurance, fertility-clinic and IVF expenses, medication, travel, maternity care, delivery costs, and contingencies. Some agencies publish a program figure while others require a consultation. For example, Circle’s homepage lists a $189,500 Journey Protection program, but readers should confirm the current agreement’s terms and exclusions directly with the agency.[5] The cleanest comparison is a dated line-item estimate based on your own pathway.

Do agencies guarantee a match or successful birth?

Agency policies can support matching and rematching, but they do not guarantee medical clearance, embryo-transfer outcomes, pregnancy, or live birth. If an agency offers a rematch policy or shares a current match-time estimate, review the written terms and assumptions closely. Medical outcomes should be discussed with your fertility clinic.

What legal steps should intended parents and gestational carriers take?

Each party should have independent legal advice from attorneys experienced in assisted-reproduction law and licensed in the relevant jurisdiction. State laws and practice can vary, so use general state-law charts as a starting point and confirm your own pathway with qualified counsel.[2] Reviewing California surrogacy laws helps readers prepare better legal questions before choosing an agency.

What should a prospective carrier ask before signing with an agency?

Ask for the complete compensation and benefits schedule; a clear explanation of medical screening and clinic clearance; the independent-attorney arrangement; insurance and expense treatment; payment administration; support and escalation contacts; intended-parent matching preferences; and the post-delivery plan. Take time to understand every document and obtain independent advice when needed.

References

1. American Society for Reproductive Medicine — *Recommendations for practices using gestational carriers: a committee opinion* (2022) — supports the discussion of screening, evaluation, psychosocial counseling, and legal counseling; accessed 2026-09-02.
2. ASRM Legal Professional Group — *Surrogacy Laws by State* — educational state-law overview and disclaimer; accessed 2026-09-02.
3. Babytree Surrogacy — Homepage — first-party descriptions of services, offices, process, and payment approach; accessed 2026-09-02.
4. Hatch Fertility — Homepage — first-party descriptions of surrogacy, egg donation, intended-parent support, and screening stages; accessed 2026-09-02.
5. Circle Surrogacy — Homepage — first-party service-model description and published Journey Protection program figure; accessed 2026-09-02.
6. ConceiveAbilities — Homepage — first-party descriptions of full-service support and Matching Matters®; accessed 2026-09-02.
7. Growing Generations — Homepage — first-party descriptions of services and intended-parent process; accessed 2026-09-02.
8. American Surrogacy — Homepage — first-party nationwide-service, fixed-fee, and displayed current match-time information; accessed 2026-09-02.
9. Fertility Source Companies — Homepage — first-party descriptions of The Surrogacy SOURCE, LGBTQ+ and international services; accessed 2026-09-02.
10. Family Inceptions — Homepage — first-party audience paths and listed locations; accessed 2026-09-02.
11. Center for Surrogate Parenting — Homepage — first-party descriptions of pre-screening, counselor facilitation, international support, and listed offices; accessed 2026-09-02.
12. Surrogate Parenting Services — Homepage — first-party descriptions of founder-guided matching and service pages; accessed 2026-09-02.
13. IARC Surrogacy — Homepage — first-party organization update and service descriptions; accessed 2026-09-02.
14. Northwest Surrogacy Center — Homepage — first-party full-service, national-carrier, and consultation-based information; accessed 2026-09-02.