Estimated First Year Charge: $414,600
Estimated Transplant Surgery & Hospitalization Expense after
insurance: Between the 3 health plans a majority of this cost
will be covered.
Estimated Home Health care during recovery period after insurance
- $9,000
Estimated Annual Follow-up Charge: $21,900
Following transplant, she will need several drugs, called immunosuppresives,
to sustain her transplanted liver. The immunosuppressive medications
may include Neoral, Cellcept, Prograf and Prednisone. 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.
· Neoral or Prograf: Total monthly cost is approximately $1,500
· Cellcept: Total monthly cost is approximately $800 (required
for approx. first three months only)
· Septra: Total monthly cost is approximately $7.50
· Prednisone: Total monthly cost is approximately $5.50
· Proton Pump Inhibitor: Total monthly cost is approximately
$160 (required for approx. first 3 months only)
· Nystatin: Total monthly cost is approximately $172 (required
for approx. first 2 months only)
· Valcyte: Total monthly cost is approximately $2,000 (required
for approx. first 3-6 months only)
Non-medical expenses:
Liberty's mother will be on an unpaid Leave of Absence for
3 to 6 months to take care of Liberty until she is recovered
and has built up her immune system so she can be around other
people.
Estimated Living and Medical Insurance expenses for 6 months
- $18,000
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