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Originally Posted by Holladay
Do I purchase the machine or rent? Which one is recommended? What is the on-going cost? Insurance will not pay until the $1,500 deductable, which I think we will not reach. What are the other costs? Is it curable? With weight loss? Better diet/excersice?
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Some insurance companies make you rent the machine for awhile and then they purchase it. My rental lasted for six months and then the machine was mine. Apparently, that is to make sure you are actually going to use it. In fact, the first three months were monitored and I had to make sure I used the machine at least 70% of the time or the insurance company wouldn't pay for any of it.
I hit my deductible on the hospital sleep study. That thing cost $4000.
If you do have to pay some out of pocket, check out cpap.com. Their prices are considerably lower than what my medical supply place charges for both masks and machines. You do have to have a prescription to buy from there, though.