> If the doctor tells me he does not believe in tongue-tie or frenulotomy,
> then I will say I don't beleive that every male infant has 'phimosis'
which
> is what they write on the reimbursement form so they can do the circ.
>
> Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN
> New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA

I could add to that: "failure to thrive" as a diagnosis for what I perceive
to be slow or inadequate weight gain. Insurance companies won't pay for
hospitalization for poor weight gain, but they will pay for FTT. I haven't
seen one yet on our Peds floor that fits the description of what I have
learned is true FTT.
Will Medicaid providers pay for frenotomies, frenulotomies, frenectomies,
etc? Or will they only pay for "feeding difficulty-infant"?

--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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