It seems that I’ll need a CPAP machine to get good sleep for the rest of my life. Has anyone ever purchased it online with the prescription instead of ordering through the doctor’s office? The quote I’m getting is $900 for the equipment while I can buy everything online for $600...
I have done it both ways. I have seen some slightly used go for less than 40 percent of a new one. I bought mine new. If you know enough about the machines, then buying outright might make sense. Otherwise, buy through a doctor, if you do not like the one you got, you can return it. This is not medical advice, just my opinion.
Buy from doctor so they can monitor and adjust remotely. They might not have the capabilities when buying used.
I have Kaiser. I bought online at CPAP.com. It comes preconfigured based on your prescription. I spent $400 on a new machine but old model. Then, I brought it into Kaiser to have them verify the machine was configured correctly. The data for mine gets dumped into an sd card that I brought in after 30 days for them to do a follow-up. Newer models can stream the data. For a few hundred bucks, I'd rather just drive to Kaiser and drop off an sd card
Depends on your insurance, I just went through this whole process. Insurance only covered half the device cost and would pay monthly for 8 months to rent the device. My out of pocket just for co-pay to rent the device was going to be $450. Decided to purchase a device in full from Helpmedicialsupplies (similar to cpap.com) Cpap is on the way so I can’t give any feedback on my experience yet but after extensive research I decided on the Resmed 10 AutoSet. The reality is there are only two leading device providers - Resmed and Phillips. Philips seems to have a sleeker looking device and better app but Resmed device has better reviews in terms of quality, consistency, and noise. Good luck, I was in denial about having sleep apnea and am not looking forward to sleeping with a mask around my face but hopefully it’ll improve my quality of sleep and life 🤞
I recommend getting the nasal pillows instead of the bulkier masks, but try both styles to see which you like more
Thanks. I’ll give it a try, starting off with the Resmed F20 mask
Thanks for all the useful advice everyone! Yeah my insurance is not covering it since I haven’t met the deductible so this will be out of pocket. I think renting is not much cheaper so I’d rather buy outright.
Hi OP, hope you are doing well. Which model did you end up buying and how do you like it so far. Thanks!
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Best to buy from either a doc’s office or retail in case you need to return a part for replacement. Is it partially covered by insurance?