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At home sleep apnea test???

Has anyone had a sleep apnea test performed at home and have been approved? My insurance denied the hospital test, but approved the at home test. Just wondering if anyone has had this experience?
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    I also had the home test for sleep apnea. I picked up the kit from the doctor's office which I had to return the next day. I had something around my chest with a battery pack and a thin cannula in my

  • I had an at home sleep apnea test. A tech comes to your house and puts all the wires and monitors on you. I didn't have any insurance issues and they made it sound like I had a choice about whether

  • I just had this done. I was given something to attach myself before I went to sleep. Just didn't get a good night sleep with it. My insurance would not pay for sleep center test.

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@bari_ks Were you aware of your sleep apnea and just needing it confirmed or were you totally clueless?
I needed second comorbidity so my team put this test on my list of requirements. I knew I snore. Test determined my severe apnea. I was shocked. But CPAP made a huge difference in the quality of my sleep.

My insurance doesn't cover sleep lab test therefore I couldn't do CPAP titration study to calibrate the correct air pressure. Also there was only 3 weeks remaining before my surgery. So pulmonologist ordered auto CPAP for me. And it works!

To date I've had 3 sleep studies (1 pre-surgery, 2 post-surgery to determine correct titration/whether I still had OSA) and all three have been in a lab. I'd rather do that than at at-home study, honestly, and my insurance has no issues covering it.

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