Tennessee
Effective July 1, 2023, Tennessee adopted legislation (T.C.A. § 68-33-103) 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 Tennessee
Children's Hospital | Total Sex Change Patients | Surgery Patients | Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients | Prescriptions Written | Submitted Charges |
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Chattanooga, TN Children's Hospital at Erlanger | 8 | 0 | 8 | 65 | $13,545 |
Knoxville, TN East Tennessee Children's Hospital | 16 | 0 | 16 | 153 | $9,091 |
All Facilities in Tennessee
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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Blount Memorial Hospital | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $54,653 |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 33 | 22 | 11 | 91 | $49,032 |
Regional Medical Center | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $18,806 |
UT Medical Group Inc | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $7,560 |
Memphis Surgery Center Ltd LP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $7,430 |
Methodist University Hospital | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,300 |
Independent Facility | 21 | 0 | 21 | 75 | $3,637 |
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 32 | $3,576 |
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1,710 |
Saint Francis Hospital Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | $1,601 |
TriStar Centennial Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | $1,521 |
Dyersburg Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $510 |
TriStar Summit Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $503 |
Parkridge Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $388 |
The University of Tennessee Medical Center | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | $359 |
Jellico Regional Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $310 |
TrustPoint Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $213 |
Parkwest Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $131 |
Tennova Healthcare Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $119 |
Big South Fork Medical Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $114 |
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $58 |
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $51 |
Johnson City Medical Center | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | $19 |
Macon County General Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $13 |
University Eye Specialists PC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
Erlanger Baroness Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 |