On 9/10/2013 3:40 PM, Carol leonard wrote:
> Does anyone know of any insurance companies that will cover a breastpump for the biological mom having a baby by surrogate or an adoptive mom who wishes to breastfeed?
>

Unfortunately, most probably - NO, as all lactation services are 
provided as related to pregnancy and childbirth :(
There is no ICD code (neither 9 nor 10) that does describe lactation 
process in any other situation (surrogacy, adoption, cloning, whatever)
We'll see what the ICD-11 will offer, but with the rate of new coding 
implementation in the US... I am afraid we should not anticipate any 
(positive) changes in our lifetime.

Alla

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Alla Gordina, MD, IBCLC, FAAP
General Pediatrics
Breastfeeding Medicine
Adoption and Foster Care Medicine

Global Pediatrics and Family Medicine
NJ Breastfeeding Medicine Educational Initiative

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