State Breakdown

Tennessee

Effective July 1, 2023, Tennessee adopted legislation (T.C.A. § 68-33-103) that placed age limits on sex change treatments for minors.

Washington
106

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
30

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
76

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
487

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$181,250

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 Tennessee

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