Transplant programs

A transplant program is a component within a transplant hospital that provides transplantation of a particular type of organ to include heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, or intestine. All organ transplant programs must be located in a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement. The transplant program will receive a CCN that is separate and distinct from the hospital.

For purposes of Medicare enrollment, a hospital transplant program is treated similarly to a hospital sub-unit. If the hospital wishes to add a transplant program, it must check the “Hospital – Transplant program (identify organ type(s)” box in section 2A2 of the Form CMS-855A, and the type(s) thereof, (such as liver transplant program, kidney transplant program, etc.) on the space provided, and follow the standard instructions for adding a hospital sub-unit.

For web applications, the hospital must select one of the transplant program types available in PECOS and follow the standard instructions for adding a sub-unit; existing Organ Type options should not be listed in the Other Organ Type free form text field.

If multiple types of transplant programs are listed, the contractor shall (a) treat each as a separate sub-unit for enrollment purposes and (b) process the application in the same fashion it would a hospital application that is reporting/adding multiple sub-units. No separate enrollment in PECOS need be created for the transplant center.