Hospitals that Excise but Do Not Transplant Kidneys

140.18 - Hospitals that Excise but Do Not Transplant Kidneys (Rev. 13599, Issued: 01-30-26, Effective: 05-01-26, Implementation: 05-01-26) A3-3178.19 The excising hospital plays an important part in the national organ procurement effort. Most of these hospitals are community hospitals and neither excise kidneys on a regular basis nor perform transplants. A hospital that excises but does not transplant kidneys must be certified to participate in the Medicare program. Where the hospital is not participating in the Medicare program, organs may be accepted from it only if they cannot be obtained from any other source.