OPO Revenue
The regulatory body that reimburses OPOs for allowable costs incurred to recover kidneys for transplant.
Who is CMS?
The metric that represents the main driver of both mission success and organ revenue in an OPO.
What is "organs transplanted"?
The triggering event in a donor case that starts LOPA's responsiblity for paying hospital costs.
What is authorization?
What are the two elements of LOPA's CMS mandated QAPI program.
- Quality Department
- Strategic Planning Process
True or False: OPOs are allowed to charge different SAC fees to different hospitals for the same organ type.
False (SAC fees must be uniform for all hospitals served).
“Allowable costs incurred in the acquisition of organs intended for transplant.” (42 CFR 413.402)
What is an "OAC"?
The percentage of DCD donor cases for which LOPA uses NRP technology.
Like most businesses, this is LOPA’s largest "Fixed Cost" expense, regardless of how many donors we have in a month.
What is salaries and benefits?
True or False: An OPO can technically "make a profit" in a given year as long as those funds are reinvested into the mission.
True. (While SAC fees are cost-recovery, efficient operations and investment income can lead to a "positive change in net assets," which is essential for building reserves).
Of our total revenue, this approximate percentage usually comes from Kidney SAC fees.
What is ~ 44%?
The name for organs, namely kidneys and lungs, recovered together and transplanted into one recipient that are counted by CMS as one organ.
What is "en bloc"?
This is the specific Medicare form (formally known as Form CMS-216-21) that OPOs must file annually to report their costs.
What is the OPO Cost Report?
The proportion of operating revenue generated by our Tissue operations.
What is ~ 10%?
The 2026 metric goal for both organs transplanted and tissue donors.
What is 1,100?
Hospital costs, surgeon fees, ground and air transportation, and serology costs.
What are examples of organ recovery direct costs?
$189,000/day.
What was LOPA's average daily cost of operations in 2025?