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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Tim-Chevalier_05_3840x2560web.jpg38402560The 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.