COSTS:
Milliman Research Report – U.S. Organ and Tissue Transplant Cost Estimates
This most recent report from 2017 is a summary of estimated U.S. average costs per member including billed charges and utilization related to the 30 days prior and 180 days after transplant admission for treatment for organ and tissue transplants. This report also includes all billed charges pre- and post-transplant admission. Please note costs reflected in this report are the final billed charges for an organ transplant procedure. Costs to the individual/out-of-pocket costs will be dependent on individual health insurance coverage.
Medical costs include:
– Insurance deductibles
– Insurance co-pays
– Pre-transplant evaluation and testing
– Fees for surgeons, physicians, radiologist, anesthesiologist and lab tests
– Fees for the recovery of the organ from the donor
– Surgery
– Follow-up care and testing
– Additional hospital stays for complications
– Anti-rejection and other drugs, which can easily exceed $2,500 per month
– Rehabilitation
Non-medical costs could include:
– Food, lodging and long distance phone calls for you and your family
– Transportation, to and from your transplant center, before and after your transplant
– Plane travel to get to your transplant hospital quickly
– Childcare
– Lost wages if your employer does not pay for the time you or a family member spends away from work
– If your transplant center is not close to your home, lodging close to the center before and after your surgery. Some centers offer free or low-cost hospitality houses for you and your family.
Source: https://transplantliving.org/financing-a-transplant/transplant-costs/
Additional links to important insurance information:
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