Objective To investigate serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) level on day 9 and day 11 as predictors for pregnancy outcome after frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) for single pregnancy during in vitro fertilization. Methods A retrospective study was performed in total 342 frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles at the Center of Reproductive Medicine, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical Uniwersity between December 2012 and August 2018. The data of serum β-HCG levels on day 9 and day 11 after FET cycles and the pregnancy outcomes were compared among ectopic pregnancy group (A), early abortion group (B) and live birth group (C), and the ROC curve was constructed to determine the optimal cut-off level of serum β-HCG level for predicting pregnancy outcomes. Results Significant differences were found between the mean serum β-HCG levels measured on day 9 and day 11 in all the 3 groups (P < 0.05). The patients' β-HCG threshold value on day 9 that calculated by receiver operator characteristic curves were 27.50 IU/L for uterine and 32.50 IU/L for live birth. The threshold values on day 11 were 77.50 IU/L for uterine pregnancy and 119.00 IU/L for live birth. Conclusion The serum β-HCG level on day 9 and day 11 after FET allows an accurate diagnosis of pregnancy and is helpful in the prediction of the pregnancy outcomes.