Called Apria

imsotired · Post by **imsotired** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:46 am

Well it wouldn't make sense that it would be the HP HC234 since that one has a built in humidifier and they are charging my ins. for a passover humidifier. So, I'm still waiting for a return call but I'm assuming for now it's the Remstar Pro 2 which was my first choice anyhow. Once she calls to verify that as well as whether I can ugrade to the Remstar integrated HH I'll be ready to make my decision as to go with Apria or buy myself here. SO far It looks like this breakdown with the prices they quoted me:

$1,038.00 - Remstar Pro 2 Cpap (can rent at $106.55/mo.
$39.21 tubing hose
$117.64 mask allowance
($307.55 for a heated humidifier but need the prescription to state Heated.)
$102.96 cool passover humidifier allowance
$35.42 headgear allowance
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This equals approximately $1,350.00 of which my ins. will only cover 50% up to the first $1,000.00 so that is about $850 out of my pocket and not even inlcuding the HH upgrade. I also need to ask her if this includes a travel bag and filters.

I figure I can buy direct by myself and get the same stuff for about $650.00 - $700.00 depending on which mask I choose.

Can someone check this for me and make sure I've figured correctly or haven't forgotten anything important? I'm telling the DME rep. all of this when she calls back. Is it worth paying the additional $200.00 out of my own pocket to have the DME local? I so wish my insurance company would allow me to turn in the itemized bill from here and accept it as in network.

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Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:55 am

imsotired wrote:Is it worth paying the additional $200.00 out of my own pocket to have the DME local?

NO!!!

Den

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:51 pm

I get $1333 total and your cost is $500 (50% of 1000) + $333 = $833

That should include the bag (mine did from Apria) and a couple of filters

I get $545 for the unit, heated humidifier, hose and bag (bundle from Cpap.com) and then the mask (might want a few spare filters since shipping is free now because purchase is over $100.

Most expensive mask hybred (not a recomendation, just the most expensive I see) makes $545 + $175 = $720

With an ultra mirage ff $545+ 142 = $687

Gets less with some of the nasal masks that are under $100.

I think you have a handle on it.

Get ready for Apria to tell you how much you need them and who on earth is going to set it up........ When you see the instructions and your machine arrive quickly you will have the last laugh.

I was dying to buy it myself and not give them the business, but in my case I saved $400 in my own pocket (more insurance coverage) so I suffered going in and listening to the RT treat me like an idiot as he set up my machine wrong.

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:31 pm

Find out if those dollar amounts are the submitted or the allowed figure, and also if your copay will be based off one or the other. Your copay is usually based off the allowed and not the submitted amounts.

imsotired · Post by **imsotired** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:54 pm

Those are the allowed amounts by my health ins. co. and yes that is what my copay goes off of. Just talked to Apria once again and it is the Respironics Pro 2 w/C-flex. She said they can't give me the ehated humidifier without a new prescription stating heated humidifier.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:06 pm

I know you are tired and frustrated, but if you go with Apria it is worth getting the prescription with heated humidifier on it.

BUT if you can reasonably conclude with this much information that you are better off with a cash/no insurance purchase, don't put yourself through the trouble, just get the order in with Cpap.com with the prescription you have

byront · Post by **byront** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:51 pm

Seems like you are going to be better off purchasing on your own. If I remember right it also seems like you had mentioned stomach problems after your study. Maybe at times during the night you were getting more air than you needed. For about an extra $65 you can get the same thing in apap and just might eliminate the problem, and still have $ left over for a decent mask. Another thing to think about is when you purchase from CPAP.com you will get the tech page that lets you set up everything yourself, something Apria may not want to give you. It's easy to set up, if you already have a copy of your sleep study you have all the info you need. Just a thought. --- BT

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:04 pm

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:06 pm

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Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:45 pm

The E061 is only the insurance/medical code.

What machine do you have?

Many manuals can be purchased on Ebay.

But if you tell us specifically what machine you have (it should be written on your machine), then we might be able to tell you how to lower the pressure.

pidgeon92 · Post by **pidgeon92** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:46 pm

I "currently" rent the FP HC234 from Apria. I personally like the machine alot. When I picked it up the RT told me that at 3 months United Healthcare would call me, see if the machine was effective, then buy it outright. He also told me that the rent per month would be $13.54 and my initial charge for the equipment would be $70 (I have the invoice he gave me here somewhere). Well.... soon after I got the stuff I got a statement from Apria that I actually owed them $230 instead of the $70 something, that the first invoice was wrong. I tried to fight that, but it was a losing battle. I called back the RT a few times, he never answered the phone and never returned my calls. Once January rolled around, the rental price started going up.... First to $17, then to $54 in February. I called the customer service number, and told them I wanted to get out of the rental agreement and have my insurance purchase the equipment. She said I would have to contact UHC. I called UHC's customer service number, and the dingbat who I spoke to said that they wouldn't buy it until I reached my $2,500 deductible. I said that couldn't be right, as the machine isn't worth more than $400. She said that was how it worked. I have given up, I can't get a straight answer out of anybody on either side.

That afternoon I ordered the same machine from cpap.com, and they shipped it literally a half hour later. It should be here on Wednesday, and I will return the rental to Apria on Thursday. I will submit the CPAP.com invoice to UHC, either they will pay it or they won't. At least I will be free from Apria, who I called after my order and asked which pieces were mine and which I was renting and would have to return. She gave me that info, then proceeded to tell me that I would either have to bring in a prescription from my doctor TO RETURN THE MACHINE, or I would have to sign a document that I was returning it against medical advice. *sigh* Whatever.

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:52 pm

HORSEPUCKIES!!! Just as you can lead a horse to water but can't make them drink, so too can a doctor script a med or an xPAP but they can't make you use it.

I had a DME try to tell me I couldn't return an xPAP w/o my doctor's permission which was EXACTLY the WRONG thing to tell me. I returned it to their office w/in an hour of the telephone conversation. I was given a receipt that I had returned it. That was it.

I've also left a hospital, been told I would have to sign myself out and that my insurance wouldn't pay for the time I was in there if I left w/o doctor's permission. I simply told them the doctor could pay for my stay or my insurance could, but I sure as h*ll wasn't and walked out. They managed to find a way to get paid. And it wasn't me that paid. (No, I do NOT advise anyone to release themselves from the hospital, this was a special circumstance, delayed and lousy care).

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Kahfree · Post by **Kahfree** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:06 am

imsotired wrote:No, she specifically said Fischer Paykel Pro 2.

Did she mean the Premo?

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:34 pm

Kahfree, notice the dates on this thread. It was started in 2006!

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