cost of a heart transplant
1 The total costs can get close to $1,000,000 when everything is done with. 2  USA Today reports that a revolutionary artificial heart transplant has an expected cost of $190,000 to $220,000, which is on par with the cost of a traditional heart transplant. According to the NFT, heart transplant patients typically incur lifetime medical expenses for follow-up care and instructions. 2  Costs for anti-rejection and other drugs can easily exceed $2,500 a month.