Missouri
Effective August 28, 2023, Missouri adopted legislation (§191.1720 R.S.Mo.) 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 Missouri
Children's Hospital | Total Sex Change Patients | Surgery Patients | Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients | Prescriptions Written | Submitted Charges |
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Kansas City, MO Children's Mercy Hospital | 34 | 3 | 31 | 157 | $7,266 |
St. Louis, MO Mercy Kids Children's Hospital St. Louis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 47 | $595 |
St. Louis, MO St. Louis Children's Hospital | 49 | 8 | 41 | 177 | $54,102 |
All Facilities in Missouri
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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Cox Medical Center South | 15 | 1 | 14 | 80 | $62,643 |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | $45,354 |
St. Louis Women's Surgery Center LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $36,322 |
University Health Truman Medical Center | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $26,955 |
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $19,919 |
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $12,200 |
Lee’s Summit Medical Center | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $11,336 |
Centerpoint Medical Center | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,759 |
Independent Facility | 26 | 0 | 26 | 145 | $7,894 |
Cox Barton County Hospital | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | $4,853 |
St. Louis Surgical Center LC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 |
University Hospital | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31 | $2,052 |
Boone Hospital Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $1,109 |
Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $616 |
Cox Medical Center Branson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | $608 |
SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital Richmond Heights | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | $139 |
Cox Monett Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $136 |
Ozarks Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $130 |
Mosaic Life Care Medical Center at St. Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $123 |
North Kansas City Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $106 |
Mercy Hospital Aurora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $28 |
Mercy Hospital Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $26 |
Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $14 |
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
Parkland Health Center Farmington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0 |
Liberty Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
Citizens Memorial Hospital | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Jefferson City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0 |
Excelsior Springs Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0 |
Washington University | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Phelps Health | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | $0 |
Webster Family Physicians PC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Saint Luke's Health System Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Centene Corporation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Parkcrest Plastic Surgery Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |