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Indiana · Snapshot 2026

IC 27-1-37.5-1.9: "Cosmetic surgery"

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  1. TITLE 27. INSURANCE
  2. ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
  3. Chapter 37.5. Health Care Service Prior Authorization

Sec. 1.9. (a) As used in this chapter, "cosmetic surgery" means any procedure that:

(1) is directed at improving the patient's appearance; and

(2) does not meaningfully:

(A) promote the proper function of the body; or

(B) prevent or treat illness or disease.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) A procedure that is necessary to ameliorate a deformity arising from or directly related to a:

(A) congenital abnormality;

(B) personal injury resulting from an accident or trauma; or

(C) disfiguring disease.

(2) A procedure related to the treatment of breast cancer.

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