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robysue wrote:

palerider wrote:

sleepydc wrote:I'm no doctor, and others on this forum undoubtedly know more, but my understanding is that the "home" test you took is hardly dispositive. Instead, it's often used as an "intermediary" test to give some comfort to an insurance company that the much more expensive "sleep study" is worth the money.

were you going for 'definitive'?

home studies are typically pretty accurate, enough to diagnose many people, and at least one insurance company is relying on that, home study, then an apap for extended titration.

If the home sleep study clearly shows moderate OSA, there's no problem in obtaining coverage.
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It's worth the OP's time to see if the doc would be willing to refer him/her for an in-lab sleep test and whether his/her insurance would pay for the in-lab sleep test since the home test was inconclusive.

Agreed...

I would, however, suggest that the OP run the numbers and see if his cost for one or two lab studies, plus a machine (after insurance) would be more, or less than just buying a machine outright. depending on his insurance and copays and etc, it could be much much more expensive for him to insist on the lab studies, etc.... or, it could be cheaper.

Thanks for all the helpful replies. This is a great board! I'll talk some more with my doc, get a copy of my results, and let you know how it goes.