Chronic Kidney Disease
Most people with kidney disease never reach kidney failure. Early care is low cost: blood tests, blood pressure control, and medicines that protect the kidneys. If the kidneys fail, dialysis or a transplant becomes one of the most costly kinds of care.
Estimated healthcare costs you pay and other financial effects across the care timeline.
Estimated impact to you over five years
$1,337-$9,835
Estimated healthcare costs you pay plus costs beyond the medical bill, such as missed earnings. Total medical spending is shown separately and is not added again; it already includes the healthcare portion you may pay. Without coverage or when paying cash, your actual healthcare costs may be much higher than this estimate.
Finding Kidney Disease
0-3 monthsBlood and urine tests measure how well the kidneys filter and whether protein leaks into urine.
Five-year total treatment: Included once in the five-year total
Standard of care: KDIGO (2024)
Estimated total impact to you
$110-$800
Standard of care
These care steps follow guidelines from these medical groups.
- Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (2024)
Kidney tests, medicines to slow damage, and when to see a kidney doctor.
- National Kidney Foundation KDOQI: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Dialysis and Vascular Access (2020)
Getting ready for and doing dialysis.
- Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes: Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney Transplantation (2020)
Who can get a kidney transplant and care after.