Donor Information

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Donors can live a normal life after donation. We fully evaluate everybody prior to allowing them to donate and if we do determine that there are contraindications to donating and we’re putting them at high risk then we will not clear somebody to donate.

No. All medical costs — testing, surgery, hospital stay, follow-up care — are covered by the recipient's insurance.

There is no official maximum age limit for becoming a living kidney donor. It is harder for an older donor to qualify for donation surgery but the National Kidney Registry (NKR) has had donors who were in their late 70s when they donated. The minimum age for donation is 18-25 depending on the transplant center.

Requirements for kidney donation vary by transplant center. At a minimum, you must be 18 years of age, in good health, with normal kidney function and no major physical or mental illnesses. 

There are a number of other factors to consider, all of which will be addressed during the evaluation process should you decide to become a living kidney donor.