Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects roughly 58 million people worldwide.1 In the United States, between 2013 and 2016, an estimated 2.4 million people were living with HCV.2 Common risk factors include use of illegal intravenous drugs, blood transfusions, having sex with an infected person, getting a tattoo or body piercing with an infected needle, and sharing items like toothbrushes with an infected person.3 Retrospective studies demonstrate that there is an association between HCV and the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).