• brlemworld@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Insurance companies should do what they do and make it be a cosmetic surgery and not cover it. It should cost thousands in cash.

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      5 months ago

      Leveraging the broken health care system to attack the revanchist cultural system?

      I mean, maybe. But when child birth already runs into the $20k-$50k range, I doubt anyone is going to notice the $150 they charge for foreskin removal until the bill arrives.

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        5 months ago

        That’s what they’re saying. The typical cost is $20k-$50k, with all but ~$3k covered by insurance.

        If insurance doesn’t cover it it’s now $1200 out of pocket.

        Making it illegal would be better, but that requires convincing people. Even if you approve of circumcision, you’re still not going to be surprised when your insurance company drops what you consider to be something important.

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          If insurance doesn’t cover it it’s now $1200 out of pocket.

          Where does a routine circumcision cost $1200? That’s the same as Lasik.

          Making it illegal would be better

          Maybe you could try this by leveraging all the anti-Trans legislation.

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            I can honestly tell you I did not search very hard. First results for how much it cost said $500 cash price, and up to $4000 as billed to insurance. I picked a number in the middle.

            Honestly it didn’t seem that weird to me that removing skin from the genitals of a newborn would be along the same price as non-invasive outpatient surgery.

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                5 months ago

                It’s an online discussion. I’m not going to go price shopping for average circumcision costs by state broken down by insurance coverage.
                Random urologist lists cash and insurance prices for infant circumcision? Done, that’s the range I’m using.