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What's the Oldest You Can Be to Get a Kidney Transplant?

According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), in 2022, 23% of all kidney transplant recipients were over the age of 65, demonstrating that older age is not an automatic barrier to transplantation. So, what's the oldest you can be to get a kidney transplant? The answer is that there is no universal cutoff, as eligibility is based on a comprehensive medical evaluation of overall health, not a specific number.