Cancer Cost Awareness
The cost of cancer treatments and transplants are huge. Most people are unaware of the financial commitment that is needed to beat the disease.
With each cancer case being different than the next one, out-of-pocket expenses can vary from case to case. Even though not every cancer patient needs a transplant, most people don’t even realize how much chemotherapy and in-patient stay cost.
To shed some light, we’ve listed the cost of different transplants in the charts below. The real costs are even higher, as these are the official costs from 2011.
Heart Transplant
Total Cost: $996,700
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $47,200
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $80,400
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $634,000
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $67,000
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $137,800
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $30,300
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Single Lung Transplant
Total Cost: $561,200
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $10,300
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $73,100
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $302,900
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $33,500
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $117,700
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $23,700
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Double Lung Transplant
Total Cost: $797,300
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $21,000
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $90,300
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $458,500
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $56,300
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $142,600
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $28,200
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Heart-Lung Transplant
Total Cost: $1,148,400
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $56,800
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $130,000
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $777,700
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $81,000
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $169,100
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $33,300
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Liver Transplant
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Total Cost: $577,100
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $25,400
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $71,000
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $316,900
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $46,600
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $93,900
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $23,300
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Kidney Transplant
Total Cost: $262,900
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $17,000
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $67,200
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $91,000
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $18,500
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $50,800
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $18,200
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Pancreas Transplant
Total Cost: $289,400
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $17,000
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $65,000
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $108,900
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $17,800
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $61,400
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $19,300
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Intestine Transplant
Total Cost: $1,206,800
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30 DAYS BEFORE TRANSPLANT: $55,000
SURGICAL PROCEDURES: $78,500
HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR TRANSPLANT: $787,900
PHYSICIANS AND DOCTORS DURING TREATMENT: $104,100
180 DAYS POST TRANSPLANT ADMISSION: $146,600
DRUGS/ MEDICATION: $34,000
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