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Kidney or liver matching is a paid membership. A Center & Options Review is a separate navigator order after coverage. Donors join free.

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Kidney

How to Find a Living Kidney Donor

The waitlist does not find a living kidney donor. Private matching is a separate search — not a public appeal.

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Kidney

Living Donor vs the Kidney Waitlist

The waitlist still belongs at your center. A living donor can be faster.

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Heart, lung, pancreas

Is There a Living Donor for Heart, Lung, or Pancreas?

Not through matching here. Honest answer, then a Center & Options Review after coverage.

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Family donor

Family Wants to Donate but Isn't a Match

Wrong blood type or a positive crossmatch is not the end. Need a donor → matching. Already have one → Review.

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Blood type

Why Blood Type O Often Waits Longer

ABO only — the same rule as matching here. Type O can receive from type O. Start kidney or liver matching if you need a donor.

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For donors

What Living-Donor Evaluation Actually Involves

Labs, imaging, psych, and an independent donor advocate — at the center. We do not clear anyone. Join as a donor free.

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Looking for a donor

Privacy

Private Matching — Not a Public Appeal

Confidential matching is the search. You approve introductions.

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No one nearby

No One Around You Can Donate

That is why matching exists. Order membership if you need a kidney or liver donor.

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Waitlist

Already Listed? Still Look.

Listing does not start matching for you. Stay listed. Start the membership if you need a kidney or liver.

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Waitlist

Listed — and Nothing Is Happening

The waitlist does not find a living donor. You need matching. Review for an RN Navigator.

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Listing

Do You Have to Be Listed First?

You can start matching now. Order Review if you need an RN Navigator for listing questions.

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Before dialysis

Kidney Transplant Before Dialysis

A living donor is usually the lever. We do not promise you will skip dialysis.

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Price

What Matching Costs

Donors free. You are not buying an organ.

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Who does what

Matching vs Your Transplant Center

We search. They operate. Pay for the job you actually need.

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Blood type

Who Can Donate to Whom — ABO

The same blood-type screen matching uses. Crossmatch stays at the center.

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Liver

Living Liver Donor vs the Waitlist

Same membership as kidney. Donors join free. We do not medically clear anyone.

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Repeat

Need Another Kidney or Liver?

Same prices. Listing still at the center. Other organs use Review.

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Helpers

Helping Someone Start Matching

The adult the profile is about creates the account. Helpers copy an invite — no extra login.

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Donors and people who already said yes

Basics

What Is a Living Donor?

A person, not a purchase. Matching if you need one. Join free if you are considering it.

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Not related

Can a Friend or Spouse Donate?

Relatedness is not required. Matching if you still need someone. Review if you already have a person.

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Directed

You Choose Who Receives It

Name the recipient. Join as a donor free. No public catalog of patients.

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For donors

Donate to Someone You Know

Directed donation starts with a free profile. The center does the workup.

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For donors

Donate to Someone You Do Not Know

Join free. Recipients are not a list you browse.

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An offer

Someone Offered to Donate

They join free. Matching only if you still need more people. Review if they are already your person.

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Wrong door

We Already Have a Willing Donor

Do not buy matching for a person you already have. Order a Review after we check coverage.

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For donors

You Can Change Your Mind

A free profile is not surgery consent. Join if you are still considering it.

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Declined

The Center Declined My Donor

We do not reverse a program decision. Need another person? Matching. Questions? Review.

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Costs

Who Pays for a Living Donor?

An organ is never a paycheck. Paperwork help is Full Navigator. Donors join free.

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Travel

Long-Distance Living Donation

We do not match on city. Travel help is free to request. No hotel lists.

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Navigator path and the legal line

Marrow

Marrow or Stem Cell — No Match Here

Not a matching queue. Check coverage, then a Review.

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Navigator

What an Independent RN Navigator Is

Not your center’s coordinator. An Independent RN Navigator Review after we check coverage.

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Packages

Review vs Full Navigator

Coverage first. Session work happens after you pay — not in the article.

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Legal

Is It Legal to Find a Donor Online?

Paying for an organ is illegal. Private matching is a search.

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Legal

You Cannot Buy a Kidney

No lawful price for an organ. Matching is a membership. Donors are never paid for the organ.

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Also useful

Travel

How Long You Stay Near the Center

Evaluation vs recovery is often 2–6 weeks nearby. Request travel help — nothing is charged to ask.

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Work

Time Off Work to Donate

Days for evaluation, weeks for recovery. Eligible donors may use NLDAC for lost wages — up to $6,000. Join free.

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Listing

Multiple Listing at Transplant Centers

You can be evaluated at more than one program. We do not file listings. Order a Review.

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Donor Costs

Living Donor Costs: What NLDAC Actually Covers

Up to $6,000 in travel, lost wages, and dependent care. Donors join free. Recipients who need paperwork coordination order Full Navigator.

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Options

Paired Exchange Explained

Paired kidney donation is a swap for incompatible pairs. Programs run it — not this site.

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Choosing a Center

How to Choose a Transplant Center

Public outcomes data is easy to misread. Order a Center & Options Review.

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