State Breakdown

Louisiana

Effective January 1, 2024, Louisiana adopted legislation (La. R.S. § 40:1098.2) that placed age limits on sex change treatments for minors.

Washington
78

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
36

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
43

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
219

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$466,785

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 Louisiana

Children's Hospital Total Sex Change Patients Surgery Patients Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients Prescriptions Written Submitted Charges
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
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