Liver Transplant Cost
When considering a liver transplant, the associated costs and how you can best handle them must also be considered. At California Pacific Medical Center, a financial coordinator meets with patients during their initial evaluation to review specific insurance coverage issues related to transplantation. The following material provides a general outline of liver transplant costs and financial options. Your financial coordinator will review this information in further detail at your liver transplant evaluation.The costs of your liver transplant include transplant evaluation and testing, transplant surgery and follow-up care and medication.Even before a liver transplant, you have probably received many medical bills for treatment by your physician, hospital, laboratories and medical specialists. These costs add up quickly. Additionally, liver transplant patients need to take several drugs--called immunosuppresives--to sustain your transplanted liver for the lifetime of your transplant. The following are estimates and depend on the dosage and pharmacy used. Note that most health plans pay a percentage of medication costs, as described in the next section.
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