Reimbursements for tissue donation
Read here about the reimbursements available for funeral homes and mortuaries.
No costs for next of kin
The additional costs incurred by funeral homes and mortuaries during a tissue donation procedure are covered by the NTS. Next of kin of a donor should never receive a bill for these additional costs related to tissue donation.
Reimbursements for funeral homes and mortuaries
- Transport of the deceased donor to and from a suitable retrieval location if this is necessary for the donation. Regular transport from a hospital to an external mortuary or funeral home, as occurs with all deceased persons, even if no donation takes place, is not reimbursed by the NTS.
- For tissue donation, the NTS pays for the use of refrigeration for the first 24 hours after the time of death.
- There are also reimbursements for making facilities available, such as space and an autopsy table.
Reimbursements for use of facilities for tissue donation
Table of reimbursements: 2026
| Beneficiary | Space | Reimbursement |
|---|---|---|
| Donor hospital | Use of OR for bone tissue explantation (6 hours) | € 480.04 |
| Donor hospital | Use OK for cardiectomy (if no MOD) | € 126.32 |
| Donor hospital | Use of mortuary for cornea donation (1 hour) | € 25.26 |
| Donor hospital | Use of mortuary for skin donation (1.5 hours) | € 50.53 |
| Donor hospital | Use of mortuary for heart valve donation (2 hours) | € 63.15 |
| Surgeon from ZUT team | Heart valve retrieval | € 189.48 |
NZa index (provisional): 4.53%
Submit claim
Send the invoice for additional costs for tissue donation directly to:
- Dutch Transplant Foundation (NTS)
- Attn: Financial administration
- P.O. Box 2304
- 2301 CH Leiden
Or send the invoice by email to fa@transplantatiestichting.nl