... half years instead of the full 5 years? And some miscommunications with Apria, for example, the first person who said "insurance already approved ... And also lying that I could get a full refund, setting up automatic billing for replacement parts (thankfully I saw this and turned it off), ...

... half years instead of the full 5 years? And some miscommunications with Apria, for example, the first person who said "insurance already approved ... And also lying that I could get a full refund, setting up automatic billing for replacement parts (thankfully I saw this and turned it off), ...

Who is your DME - btw most of us using insurance HATE the dme - I use apria and they are the worlds worst when it comes to billing - Bill me fine 2 months then they can't get approval because they didn't submit a auth ...

... was resolved then. Glad it worked out for you. DME's play all sorts of billing games. You have to scrutinize billing carefully and it sounds like you had a good outcome in the end. Was your DME Crapria (Apria)? They often push people to leave a credit card on file for co-pays, and ...

... and see how it goes. You can always go back to your guy at Lincare for supplies if you are unhappy with the experience with Crapria. Watch the billing carefully with Crapria, they tend to get it wrong 100% of the time. And make certain they gave you the machine you ordered, not some bait and ...

... calls, and several hours of listening to on-hold muzak, with Kaiser and Apria. I have had such amazingly contradictory information it's quite funny. ... quickly - their 'sales' line is obviously better staffed than their billing questions line). They told me I will need to pay $101.93 when I pick ...

... over to Kaiser MA plan as of yesterday! Aside from the issues with Apria customer service and billing practices the lack of transparency in the whole process was difficult to come to grips ...

... to this thread, they really helped. Aside from the issues with Apria customer service and billing practices the lack of transparency in the whole process was difficult to come to grips ...

... supply the right device and supplies and watch them like a hawk for any billing. And NEVER, EVER give Crapria your credit card info for more than ... machine is yours! She put me on hold and said she checked directly with Apria, and the Apria person confirmed, CPAPs are 'purchase items', not subject ...

... f30i would be the best place to start. I was told they contract with Apria. That Apria would contact me in 1-2 weeks of receiving the referral. ... the order and said someone from Apria would call me to go over the billing stuff and confirm the order or some. Several days later I get a call ...

... see that. I hear complaints all the time about bigger companies like Apria and Rotech. I work for a smaller company so we emphasize on patient ... guidelines. However, I try my best to explain in detail how Medicare billing works and the guidelines that follow behind it.

... I'm wondering who this DME is? Some years back I had a problem with Apria. Not once did they contact me or attempt to see if I was having any ... showing 100% compliance. :) I think the DME gets more money when billing the patient directly than the negotiated price they have with insurance ...

... if you are renting it or do you own it outright? It was complicated. Apria rep said an upfront payment of ~$200 was required, followed by a monthly ... stuff up when they don't know exactly. And you have to watch Crapria billing carefully. When I had to deal with them their billing was ALWAYS ...

... DME, it took a month to get my order fulfilled and then there was a billing issue I had to get resolved with them since they had given me a mask ... that mask in October). When I was in California using Kaiser, I had Apria as my DME, and they were mostly ok with me, but often would send the ...

It's hit or miss with any of those. Apria is called Crapria for a reason. They have centralized billing that is wrong most of the time, and their centralized customer service stinks. You may get lucky ...