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Coverage for CPAP

Posted on October 04, 2008

Sometimes a patient will have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea but they don't meet their insurance company's strict criteria for coverage of a cpap machine. I wrote the following on the AASM discussion board, in response to another poster's suggestion of a dental appliance or the Pillar procedure:Often oral appliances ($1400-1500) and pillar implants have to be paid for out of pocket. If a patient can afford this, they should be able to afford a cpap machine, even if there is no insurance coverage for it. Many payors will cover a cpap titration even if the patients don't meet criteria fo...

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