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by breethin
Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP
Replies: 14
Views: 3376

Re: Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP

Julie wrote:
Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:01 pm
And maybe it would have been a good idea to tell that nurse it was your own machine. :D
She knew. It was their policy to bill me for my own.
by breethin
Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP
Replies: 14
Views: 3376

Re: Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP

I told them I plugged my mobile phone into the wall too and it got the same level of support from the hospital staff. Should that cost $3200? The worst part was that I had to dispute the "Respiratory Therapy" charge before they would even say what that charge was for. I didn't know it was for my cpa...
by breethin
Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP
Replies: 14
Views: 3376

Beware of Hospital Charges when Bringing Your Own CPAP

I stayed one night at a Texas hospital, and I had my wife bring me my machine. A nurse saw it when I had it plugged in and asked if I was all set. I was. When I got the bill there was a $3,200 charge for "Respiratory Therapy". My insurance company had already paid the agreed upon rate to the hospita...