Does Medicare Cover Circumcision?

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   Fred Adams

   The HSA Expert, Health Revival, Athens, GA

   Since Medicare covers people over the age of 65, and those with certain disabilities that have received Social Security benefits for 25 months, it would be very rare for Medicare to cover a circumcision.  It would be possible, if someone with Medicare had a true medical need to be circumcisized later in the life, but very rare, as most circumcisions are done at birth.  
   
   Given the fact that 40% of births in American are covered by Medicaid, a better question may be "Does Medicaid cover circumcisions?" That varies by state, as 18 states currently do not cover this procedure, primarily due to the fact that it is most often elective, or not necessary.  
   
   the 18 states that don't cover circumcisions, along with the year they stopped:
   Colorado 2011
   South Carolina 2011
   Louisiana 2005
   Idaho 2005
   Minnesota 2005
   Maine 2004
   Montana 2003
   Utah 2003
   Florida 2003
   Missouri 2002
   Arizona 2002
   North Carolina 2002
   California before 1999
   North Dakota before 1999 
   Oregon before 1999
   Mississippi before 1999
   Nevada before 1999
   Washington before 1999

   Answered on May 15, 2014

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