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The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven’t caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards. Consequently, doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting big out-of-pocket bills.
Doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting hefty out-of-pocket bills. More than 30 countries use the new ICD-11 medical coding system, but not the US.
The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven’t caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards. Consequently, doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting big out-of-pocket bills.
Last year, Tim Chevalier received the first of many coverage denials from his insurance company for the hair removal procedure he needed as part of a phalloplasty, the creation of a penis.
The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven't caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards.