| 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. |
| We Are Family – Trans Love Fund | Providing funding for a full spectrum of needs for transgender people in South Carolina | SC |
| Campaign for Southern Equality – Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project | Offering families of trans youth 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. |
| North Texas TRANSportation Network | Providing travel and relocation grants to North Texas families seeking out-of-state health care for trans and gender-expansive youth | TX |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society/Keshet | Offering interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation costs to another state because of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, policies, and climate in their current state of residence | U.S. |
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 (except for plans with “Select” in the name)
- 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
Plans we do not accept:
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Tricare
- Cigna Local Plus
- Cigna Connect