Cost Analysis and Determinants of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Taiwan.

•The median total, intensive care unit, and ward costs after liver transplantation were $64,250, $43,357, and $16,138, respectively.•Hepatitis B virus infection influenced costs to the greatest extent.•Renal function impairment instead of disease severity of liver cirrhosis had a positive impact on costs in the intensive care unit.•Postoperative complications such as bile duct complications and reintubation should be avoided to reduce costs.