Louisiana
Effective January 1, 2024, Louisiana adopted legislation (La. R.S. § 40:1098.2) that placed age limits on sex change treatments for minors.
Total Sex Change Patients
Total Surgery Patients
Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients
Total Prescriptions Written
Total Submitted Charges
Children's Hospitals in Louisiana
Children's Hospital | Total Sex Change Patients | Surgery Patients | Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients | Prescriptions Written | Submitted Charges |
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New Orleans, LA Children's Hospital of New Orleans | 26 | 14 | 13 | 41 | $60,340 |
All Facilities in Louisiana
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 |
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Houmas Outpatient Surgery Center | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $161,442 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | $55,175 |
Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Baptist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
Tulane Medical Center | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | $31,832 |
Ochsner Medical Center Main Campus | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | $29,976 |
University Medical Center New Orleans | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $29,680 |
West Jefferson Medical Center | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $22,458 |
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Mid City Campus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,629 |
Ochsner Clinic LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,318 |
Park Place Surgical Hospital | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4,300 |
Ochsner St. Mary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | $3,480 |
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | $1,662 |
Beauregard Health System | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | $1,317 |
Independent Facility | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | $838 |
Union General Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | $521 |
Woman's Hospital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | $238 |
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $183 |
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $145 |
Terrebonne General Health System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $128 |
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $47 |
Brentwood Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $41 |
Byrd Regional Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $30 |
Northern Louisiana Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $6 |
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
Vivere Health New Orleans LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Eye Clinic A Professional Medical Corp | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0 |