State Breakdown

Iowa

Effective March 22, 2023, Iowa adopted legislation (Iowa Code § 147.164) that placed age limits on sex change treatments for minors.

Washington
117

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
20

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
101

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
483

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$200,719

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

Children's Hospitals in Iowa

Children's Hospital Total Sex Change Patients Surgery Patients Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients Prescriptions Written Submitted Charges
No data available


All Facilities in Iowa

For procedure data, facility and state details are based on the healthcare organization’s (HCO) NPI record in NPPES.
For prescription data, facility details are inferred from the healthcare provider’s (HCP) NPI record in NPPES and other publicly available provider directories and may not reflect the actual location where the prescription was written.

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Facility Total Sex Change Patients Surgery Patients Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients Prescriptions Written Submitted Charges
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics 45 8 39 166 $102,946
State University of Iowa 10 10 0 0 $49,538
Grinnell Regional Medical Center 1 1 0 0 $17,246
UnityPoint Health Grinnell Regional Medical Center 2 2 0 0 $8,409
Independent Facility 10 0 10 73 $7,086
Grundy County Memorial Hospital 17 0 17 103 $3,150
Allen Hospital 7 0 7 42 $3,068
UnityPoint Health St. Luke's Hospital 2 0 2 19 $2,414
Mary Greeley Medical Center 2 1 1 6 $1,657
Cherokee Regional Medical Center 2 0 2 6 $1,164
Iowa Methodist Medical Center 7 1 6 14 $1,129
Iowa Specialty Hospital Belmond 1 0 1 5 $421
Trinity Regional Medical Center 2 0 2 11 $402
Audubon County Memorial Hospital 1 0 1 3 $376
Genesis Medical Center East Rusholme Street 4 0 4 8 $323
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center 2 0 2 3 $275
Ottumwa Regional Health Center 1 0 1 2 $254
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital 1 0 1 2 $254
UnityPoint Health Marshalltown 1 0 1 2 $163
Broadlawns Medical Center 2 0 2 2 $157
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center 1 0 1 8 $116
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital 1 0 1 3 $95
Hansen Family Hospital 2 0 2 3 $39
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics 1 0 1 1 $37
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center 2 2 0 0 $0
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital 1 0 1 1 $0
Weland Clinical Laboratories PC 3 3 0 0 $0