Donor evaluation charges in kidney exchanges

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We are reviewing a possible donor for a kidney exchange

– our donor team is requesting a psych eval in addition to the testing

received. The other center is asking that our center pay for that eval

since they already accepted the donor but the crossmatch won’t allow the

transplant at their center so they entered the swap process.

Our potential recipient does not even know this exchange

might happen – the first step is for the donor clinical team to accept

the potential donor from the other hospital.

Since donor charges go to the Cost Report & the other

center wants the swap also, the donor psych eval charges would go to

them? Any thoughts most welcome!

Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of Transplantation -- Kidney

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington

MA 01805

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