| Title | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Point of Pride – HRT Access Fund | Providing direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford their gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy. Applications are open. The deadline to apply is June 30 at 11:59pm ET. | U.S. |
| Trans Empowerment Project | Providing financial assistance to trans* individuals for their hormone prescriptions and other life needs | U.S. |
| Campaign for Southern Equality – Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project | Providing grants, patient navigation support, and accurate information to impacted families in the South to ensure that youth can access the care they need and deserve. Families of trans youth can receive grants of $500 to support immediate needs, including travel expenses, medication costs, and mental health or wellness needs. These grants are available for qualifying minors in restricted states. | U.S. |
| We Are Family – Trans Love Fund | Providing funding for a full spectrum of needs for transgender people in South Carolina | SC |
Plans & Costs
Our care is accessible and affordable.
Financial Assistance
Please help us deliver much-needed transgender care to all –
including the most vulnerable.
Medication Costs
It’s often challenging to predict insurance coverage for specific medications. To estimate your out-of-pocket expenses, we recommend checking prices on GoodRx (or a similar discount site).
When looking up medications, here are the names and typical doses of commonly used medicines:
- Testosterone cypionate (a 1ml vial typically lasts 2-4 weeks)
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Testosterone gel (typical dose is 1.62%, 1-2 pumps/packets daily)
- Estradiol tablets (typical dose is 2-6mg per day)
- Estradiol patches (typical dose is 0.025-0.1mg/day, applied twice weekly)
- Estradiol valerate injections (a 5ml vial typically lasts 2-3 months)
- Spironolactone (typical dose is 200mg per day)
- Bicalutamide (typical dose is 50mg per day)
- Progesterone (typical dose is 100mg per day)
Insurance
Some important notes:
- Verify your annual deductible, as you might be charged the full price even if we accept your plan.
- It’s wise to call your insurance and confirm if Dr. Isabel Lowell is in-network, particularly for Blue Cross.
- Even if we don’t accept your insurance, your plan may still cover labwork and/or medications.
What’s an annual deductible?
Plans we accept:
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Amerigroup
- Some Blue Cross plans
- Caresource
- Cigna (except for Cigna Local Plus and Cigna Connect)
- Humana
- Kaiser (under 18 only; requires a referral every 6 months from your Kaiser PCP)
- Some Oscar plans
- Peachstate
- PHCS
- United
- Medicaid (Georgia only; under 18 only)
Plans we do not accept:
- Medicare
- Medicaid (except for Georgia and under 18)
- Tricare
- Cigna Local Plus
- Cigna Connect