Will My Sleep Apnea Treatment be Covered by Insurance?

If you’re in the midst of diagnosing and treating sleep apnea, you’re probably experiencing a new side of the medical system. Dealing with this condition effectively often requires you to talk to a dentist, primary care physician, and sleep doctor in order to get a comprehensive view of how it’s affecting you.

This being the case, you may naturally wonder how you can get your insurance to pay for the sleep apnea treatment. Will you have to use medical insurance, dental insurance, or something else entirely?

If you’re curious, here’s what you should know.

What Kinds of Treatments are Available for Sleep Apnea?

First of all, it’s worth talking a little bit about what kinds of treatments are available for sleep apnea patients. You’ve probably heard of a CPAP machine, a device that improves breathing by pushing air through a mask while you sleep. This is the most popular method of treating sleep apnea and is typically the first thing you’ll be prescribed.

If you’re interested in a more comfortable method of treating apnea, a sleep dentist can manufacture you an oral appliance that can mitigate your symptoms. And in extreme cases, surgery can also be done to treat sleep apnea.

What Treatments Will Insurance Cover?

The good news is that medical insurance will cover most methods of treating sleep apnea, though precisely how this is done can be a bit complicated. You will typically be diagnosed with sleep apnea and will receive a CPAP machine through a doctor, which means that using your medical insurance will be easy.

However, if you’re interested in an oral appliance, you will have to get this from a sleep dentist. Not every dentist will accept medical insurance, and not every medical plan will cover dental care. This means that it’s usually necessary to do a little extra legwork to ensure that you’re getting the most from your benefits.

If you’re interested in surgery, this will often be covered by medical insurance provided that CPAP and other methods of treating the condition have been tried.

About Our Practice

Welcome to the practice of Laura Philipps DMD! We’re proud to say that we aren’t the typical dental practice; we make it a point to form strong relationships with our patients, fully understanding the full complexity of their condition in order to make our care effective. No matter what brings you to our office, we guarantee you our respect and attention so that you can restore your oral health to perfect condition.

If you have any questions about sleep apnea or dental insurance, we can be reached at our website or by phone at (432) 570-4433.