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I have Federal BC BS and was told that it pays 85% as long as it is in network. They are going to use the 43843 CPT code for mine as well. I go for my consult on Tuesday. I should be almost at my Catastrophic cap, which would put it at 100% covered! :001_tt2: Don't know what it would be though if you were out of network. You can check on FEPblue.org though to see what it would be. Oh, I have standard option too. You have to know whether it is Standard or Basic. HTH Rebekah

Hi there--Hubby works for TSA. Just need to make sure that you open up the bag that the CPAP comes in and lay it out flat or open it up so it can be seen. It will have to go through XRay and sometimes be visually inspected or swabbed. I'd put it in a bin if it will fit; that way it won't jiggle around on the belt. I travel with my 9 year old and she and I both have CPAP!! We are pros at it!! Hope that Helps! Lapfish Oklahoma sleep Study 9/2008 Cardiac appt. 9/2008 (3 separate appts.) Pulmonology appt. 10/1/2008 Psychiatric eval 10/7/2008 THEN I'm DONE and on to the Bariatric surgeon for my date!

I had to go and sleep overnight in South Tulsa on 91st street. I had to be there at 8:30pm and was released by 5:30am. No sleeping pills unless you are already on them. They hook you up to all this crap and you look something from outer space! There are electrodes attached to just about everywhere from head to your shins. Then, you either just try to fall asleep or read or watch TV as you would normall do until you fall asleep. Then then monitor you from another room all night. At around 1 something in the morning, I was already having so many apnic episodes that they hooked me up to CPAP then. I slept perfectly from then on out until the woke me up a little after 5am. The place I went to was Sleep Solutions and this was where all of Tulsa Surgical Associate patients go to. (Dr. Katsis/Dr. Fisher & their partners) HTH...Beka

Howdy from Owasso-- I'm doing my jump through hoops myself. Just got back this a.m. from my first Cardiac appt. I am going through Dr. Stephen Katsis at Tulsa Surgical Associates. I had my sleep study done almost 2 weeks ago. Sad to say, I had to go on CPAP just after that appt. :thumbup: Hopefully, I'll be able to get rid of that darn machine once the weight falls off. Another week and I'll have my 2nd Cardiac appt and my 2 1/2 hour psych eval. Then just one more appt...the Pulmonology one on the 1st of October. Hope to get all of this finished in time to have my lap surgery by the end of the year. I know they are booked out a good ways. Oh...by the way, I'm Beka. I'm a Mother of 2, one with special needs and one typical hissyfit 3 1/2 year old. Married almost 16 years to my high school sweetheart.