Planned Parenthood miscoding claim prompts watchdog’s call for federal inquiry

Do No Harm — a nonprofit that says it works to keep identity politics out of medical education — asked the Health and Human Services inspector general to investigate Planned Parenthood over alleged miscoding tied to youth cross‑sex hormone prescriptions.

The group, which also campaigns against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives it argues inject gender ideology into clinical practice, says in a Sept. 22 letter that Planned Parenthood and its affiliates may be coding visits in ways that make youth hormone prescriptions appear routine. According to the letter, such coding could obscure what the group calls “sex‑rejecting” services and allow private and public insurers to cover treatments that might otherwise be excluded.

Do No Harm further cites what it describes as “significant, often irreversible” risks associated with these treatments and says available evidence on their safety or effectiveness for addressing gender dysphoria is “low to very low quality.” The letter also notes the procedures’ “lucrative” nature, asserting they can create long‑term patients.

Because health insurance providers, including government-sponsored ones such as Medicare, Medicaid, and…