There are 123,000 people in the United States who need an organ transplant. What are the market values of your body parts? Laci is here to explain the meaning of human organs.
Theoretically, you could earn $45 million if you could extract every organ and molecule in your body! But, according to Medical Transcription, the average price for a human being is most likely to be around $550,000. (with some major body parts driving up the price).
So how does it all work? It all depends on whether we are talking about selling your organs legally or selling them on the black market. Your heart is the most expensive organ you can legally sell in the United States; they’re going for a cool $1 million. The value of kidneys is around $262,000 and the value of livers is around $557,000. These specific organs have become so expensive because of the prevalence of diabetes and heart disease.
So how does it all work? It all depends on whether we are talking about selling your organs legally or selling them on the black market. Your heart is the most expensive organ you can legally sell in the United States; they’re going for a cool $1 million. The value of kidneys is around $262,000 and the value of livers is around $557,000. These specific organs have become so expensive because of the prevalence of diabetes and heart disease.
Read more: Evidence Proves the Need Is Real (OrganDonor.gov)
“End-stage organ failure is now commonly treated with organ transplantation. But only you can help make that happen.”
Organ Donation and Transplant Statistics: (Kidney.org)
In the United States, there are now 122,737 people in need of life-saving organ transplants, of which 100,602 need kidney transplants.
You are worth more dead than alive: price list for your body part (infographic)
“Do you have a problem with the lease? Is your car threatened by a bank? You can sell your spleen for just over $500 if you’re not currently using it.”
How much is your body really worth on the black market: (FinanceDegreeCenter.com)
“Millions of transplants and medical supplies use organs and tissues every year.”
State databases for organ and tissue donors
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