ROI Calculator

Results are now based on most recently available 2025 Cost Report data.

The ROI Calculator will estimate the return on investment (ROI) for growing your living kidney donation program.

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Select a Key Strategy

Select at least one Growth Strategy alongside Cost Estimate: Additional Staff for Living Donation. Otherwise, you will get a negative return for adding staff without program growth.

Calculate the financial benefits of growing kidney transplant living donor volume compared to deceased donor volume.
Calculate the financial benefits of starting or growing external paired exchange at your program.
Calculate the true cost of investing in additional living donation staff based on Medicare reimbursement.
Growth Strategy: More Living Donor Kidney Transplants
Annual total
$
Per deceased donor
$
Per donor. Enter 0 if not applicable.
$
Per living donor
$
Per living donor
$
Per living donor
$
Per donor. Enter 0 if not applicable.
Growth Strategy: External Kidney Paired Exchange
Annual total
$
Per external living donor
$
Per external living donor
$
Per external living donor
$
Total annual fee
%
Percentage of the total costs that are attributed to administrative overhead expenses incurred
Cost Estimate: Additional Staff for Living Donation
Full-time equivalent for additional staff
$
Per FTE
%
Per FTE
%
From Cost Report
%
Percentage of hospital overhead for staffing