What does it cost for a lung transplant and will medicare cover it?
September 30th, 2009 | by admin |
The cost will vary depending on the hospital and the patients overall condition, and some other factors. Without insurance the cost can be somewhere near $250,000.
Medicare will cover lung transplantation in hospitals with documented experience and success in performing that procedure. In general, Medicare pays 80 percent, which leaves 20 percent for the patient to pay. A secondary insurance would cover the rest, if a secondary insurance is already in the patient’s plan.
Best of luck..
5 Responses to “What does it cost for a lung transplant and will medicare cover it?”
By g i on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
My father had a heart transplant 13 yrs ago. In 13 yrs the total cost of his treatment well exceeded 3 million dollars. medicare paid some but most of his treatment was paid for by his private insurance. If you go to the medicare web site through the government site there has been new legislation passed in regards to transplants. Good luck.
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By chen on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
The cost will vary depending on the hospital and the patients overall condition, and some other factors. Without insurance the cost can be somewhere near $250,000.
Medicare will cover lung transplantation in hospitals with documented experience and success in performing that procedure. In general, Medicare pays 80 percent, which leaves 20 percent for the patient to pay. A secondary insurance would cover the rest, if a secondary insurance is already in the patient’s plan.
Best of luck..
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By gmillioni on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
any transplant is well upward of the hundreds of thousands. to get a lung transplant go stand in line with the thousands ahead of you.
the issue isn’t money, its availability (you dont buy lungs at Wal Mart), and who is considered the best candidate. to be a transplant you must meet certain medical, social, and psychological criteria, if indeed you are chosen (you still have to wait). there are many forms of payment available including medicare, but even if medicare did cover expenses, your residual is going to be more than $50,000. so who do you think are the best candidates for transplants.
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medical background, registered respiratory therapist
By terry c on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
in north carolina it does, you may have to pay maybe 3:00 if any.
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By nanniebythesea on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
From what I’ve heard, lung transplants only give you about an additional 5 years of life. The first two of the years you will spend recovering from the surgery and fighting off infection. Then you will have about one good year before you start going downhill again.
I belong to a group called "The Better Breathers Club". We all have lung problems. The information above is from them.
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