Cost of a kidney donation

• • • Toggle Digital Health Services menu options • Toggle Video Visits menu options • • Toggle WCM OnDemand Second Opinion menu options • • • • Toggle Weill Cornell Connect menu options • • • • Toggle Patient Education menu options • • Toggle Health Podcasts menu options • • • • • • Toggle Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center menu options • • • • • • • • Toggle About Us menu options • • • • • • Toggle About Doctors at WCM menu options • • • • Toggle Advancing Patient Care menu options • • • • • Toggle Coronavirus (COVID-19) menu options • • • • • • • • People who are considering becoming a kidney donor must carefully weigh the potential risks and benefits of donating a kidney. Although the surgery itself is often a major component of this decision, other factors such as medical risks, the cosmetic result, and socioeconomic factors also play an important role in the decision-making process, as described in detail in this section. Immediate/Surgical Risks The following is a comprehensive list of complications that may occur surrounding the surgery to donate a kidney: • Pain • Infection (such as pneumonia or wound infection) • Blood clot • Reaction to anesthesia • Death (Worldwide mortality rate for living kidney donors is 0.03% to 0.06%) • Conversion to open nephrectomy • Need for re-operation (such as for bleeding) • Re-admission to hospital • Hernia • Intestinal obstruction • Testicular swelling and discomfort (male donors) Percent of Living Kidney Donors in the US Who Expe...

Your kidneys are two of your body’s most important organs. They filter waste from about 200 liters of fluid per day in your body. (Almost all of the fluid is reabsorbed into your body. The waste and extra water become urine.) Your kidneys release hormones that control blood pressure. And they help make red blood cells and activate vitamin D. When they don’t work, you need treatment to stay healthy. Sometimes that means getting a kidney transplant. If someone you know or love needs a kidney, you might have thought about giving them one of yours. Here are answers to common questions about this big decision. Who Can I Give My Kidney To? You can donate a kidney to a family member or friend who needs one. You can also give it to someone you don't know. Doctors call this a “nondirected” donation, in which case you might decide to meet the person you donate to, or choose to stay anonymous. Either way, doctors will give your kidney to the person who needs it most and is the best match. Am I Healthy Enough to Donate a Kidney? Your doctor will do some tests to find out for sure. They’ll check your blood and urine, and may also do an ultrasound or take X-rays of your kidneys. You may not be able to donate if you have medical issues like diabetes or high blood pressure. If your doctor gives you the green light, they’ll schedule you for surgery. You can expect to take 4 to 6 weeks to recover. Be sure to line up someone to help you during that time. You don't usually have to change your...

Supplement. eAppendix 1. Data Sources eAppendix 2. Associations of UNOS Region With Transplantation Volumes and Mean OACC per Kidney Transplantation eAppendix 3. Alternative Parameterization of Transplantation and Waiting List Volumes as a Linear Term and a Quadratic Term eAppendix 4. Companion Analysis: Association of Waiting List–to-Transplantation Ratio With Mean OACC Cost per Kidney Transplantation Lentine KL, Costa SP, Weir MR, et al; American Heart Association Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. Cardiac disease evaluation and management among kidney and liver transplantation candidates: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60(5):434-480. doi: Key Points Question How much do evaluation and waiting list management cost before kidney transplantation? Findings In this economic evaluation of cost reports from all certified transplant hospitals in the United States, kidney transplantation–related Organ Acquisition Cost Center (OACC) payments from Medicare amounted to $1.32 billion in 2017 (3.7% of total Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program expenditure), and OACC cost per transplantation increased from $81 000 in 2012 to $100 000 in 2017. Transplantation waiting list size and comorbidities were associated with an increase in OACC cost per transplant. Meaning These findings suggest that pre–kidney transplantation cost...

Once your doctor has determined that you’re a good candidate for a , you’ll need to be matched with a kidney donor who is compatible with you in tissue and blood type. There are several ways to go about finding a kidney donor. • Talk to family and close friends about kidney donation. Because you’ll need to find a compatible kidney donor, a blood relative may be your best match—though a kidney could also come from a close friend, acquaintance, or co-worker. Talking openly about your donor search can help identify possible donors. • Place your name on the kidney transplant waiting list to receive a donor kidney. Even if you might find a donor on your own, it’s important to register on the donor list as a backup. With today’s advanced donor-matching technology, it’s possible to find a good match with a living or deceased donor. For more information on how to get started, talk to your social worker. • Register for a paired kidney exchange program. If you have a potential donor who turns out not to be a match for you, a paired kidney exchange program—sometimes called a kidney swap—can match pairs of recipients and their incompatible donors so that you each receive compatible kidneys. There are 2 types of kidney donation for people in need of a transplant. • Donation from a living kidney donor—a living donation is when a healthy kidney is surgically removed from a living kidney donor, leaving 1 healthy kidney intact. A person only needs 1 functioning kidney to live a healthy lif...

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