Kidney transplants

 covers these transplant services:

• Inpatient services in a Medicare-certified hospital 
• Kidney registry fee 
• Laboratory and other tests to evaluate your medical condition, and the condition of potential kidney donors 
• The costs of finding the proper kidney for your transplant surgery (if there's no kidney donor)
• The full cost of care for your kidney donor (including care before, during, and after the surgery)
• Any additional inpatient hospital care for your donor in case of problems from surgery
• Blood

 covers these transplant services:

• Doctors’ services for kidney transplant surgery (including care before, during, and after the surgery)
• Doctors’ services for your kidney donor during their hospital stay
• Transplant drugs (also called immunosuppressive drugs) for a limited time after you leave the hospital following a transplant 
• Blood
   

Transplant drugs
If you’re only eligible for Medicare because of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (you’re not 65 or older, or have a disability), Part B will only cover your transplant drugs if both of these conditions are met:

• You already had Part A at the time of your transplant.
• You had transplant surgery at a Medicare-approved facility.

Part B will only cover your transplant drugs after you’re enrolled in Part B. There won’t be any retroactive coverage. 

Medicare will continue to pay for your transplant drugs with no time limit if one of these conditions applies:

• You were already eligible for Medicare because of age or disability before you got ESRD.
• You became eligible for Medicare because of age or disability  after getting a transplant (in a Medicare-certified facility) that Medicare paid for, or you had private insurance that paid primary to your Part A coverage.