Sleep Study Cost and Sleep Study Procedures Information

A Sleep Test, or Polysomnogram, is used to help diagnose sleep disorders. Sleep studies generally take place in a sleep lab during a person's normal sleeping hours. A Sleep Test uses various instruments to gather information about a person’s sleep stages, body position, and physiological conditions such as brain wave activity, eye movement, muscle movement, and possibly even the electrical activity of the heart. This data is then evaluated by your physician.

Sleep Study Cost Averages Around the Country

Price Range
Los Angeles, CA Sleep Study Cost Average $900 - $2,325
Phoenix, AZ Sleep Study Cost Average $750 - $1,900
Houston, TX Sleep Study Cost Average $750 - $1,950
New York, NY Sleep Study Cost Average $950 - $2,475
Atlanta, GA Sleep Study Cost Average $775 - $2,000
Chicago, IL Sleep Study Cost Average $825 - $2,100
Dallas, TX Sleep Study Cost Average $725 - $1,900
Miami, FL Sleep Study Cost Average $825 - $2,100
Philadelphia, PA Sleep Study Cost Average $900 - $2,325
Washington, DC Sleep Study Cost Average $775 - $1,950

Specific Sleep Study Procedures and National Cost Averages

Price Range
Sleep Study (Polysomnography) Cost Average $775 - $2,000
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Featured Facilities that Perform Sleep Study

Name Location Price Range
Sleepworks Eunice , LA $750 - $1,650
Atlantic Sleep Center New Bern , NC $800 - $1,750
Cochise Sleep Center Sierra Vista , AZ $825 - $1,800
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center Kennett , MO $1,500 - $3,200
Palacios Community Medical Center Palacios , TX $1,600 - $3,400
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee , OK $775 - $1,700
Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital & Health Center Nogales , AZ $1,650 - $3,600
Ripon Medical Center Ripon , WI $1,700 - $3,700
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun , GA $1,350 - $2,850
Sleep Evaluation Center Kingsport , TN $775 - $1,650
Magnolia Hospital Magnolia , AR $750 - $1,600
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon , NH $1,600 - $3,500
American Sleep Medicine Crestview Hills , KY $750 - $1,650
Marshall Medical Centers Boaz , AL $800 - $1,750
Ascension St Vincent Jennings North Vernon , IN $1,550 - $3,400
Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo , CO $1,300 - $2,850
Coastal Sleep/wake Disorder Center Salinas , CA $900 - $1,950
Steward Rockledge Hospital Rockledge , FL $975 - $2,100
Global Sleep Midland , TX $775 - $1,700
Lakeshore Sleep Disorder Center Birmingham , AL $750 - $1,600
Sagewest Health Care Riverton , WY $800 - $1,750
Advanced Sleep Neurodiagnostics Farmington Hills , MI $925 - $2,000
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Cadillac , MI $1,050 - $2,250
Texoma Sleep Diagnostics Paris , TX $775 - $1,700
The Sleep Medicine Center Kalispell , MT $750 - $1,600
Midwest Sleep Services Waterloo , IA $750 - $1,650
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango , CO $925 - $2,000
Reedsburg Area Medical Center Reedsburg , WI $1,750 - $3,800
Comprehensive Sleep Solutions Avondale , AZ $825 - $1,800
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield , MO $625 - $1,350

More about Sleep Study Procedures

Sleep Study Test Patient Preparation

Ask your doctor if the Sleep Test will require an overnight stay. Most do and if so make sure you pack a bag with your pajamas, pillow, and hygiene products like a toothbrush. If you have kept a sleep journal make sure to bring it to your test. Try to reduce the amount of caffeine or sugar you consumer the day prior to your Sleep Test. Try to avoid excessive sleeping, naps, the day before your test. Avoid tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and other stimulants a few days prior to the test in that they may affect the results of your test. Avoid skin oils and lubricants prior to the test in that it may inhibit the test electrodes from sticking to your skin. Discuss all medications or herbal supplements you are taking prior to the test. Some of these may alter your test results and your physician and the technician should be aware of what you take prior to the test. Bring a list of all your medications with you for review by the facility.

What to expect during and after a Sleep Test Procedure

Most Sleep Test will last throughout the night. Be prepared to shower to go to work the next morning from the testing facility if needed. Once you arrive at the testing facility you will be asked to change into your pajamas and to remove any jewelry or clothing that may interfere with the test. The test technician will then attached small metal discs, or electrodes, to your head and body for the EEG, ECG, EOG, and EMG equipment cables. The test technician will then attach an oxygen measuring devices to a finger tip and your face to measure the oxygen level in the blood vessels and air flow while breathing respectively. The temperature of the room may need to be maintained at a certain level, but blankets can be adjusted as needed. Lights will be turned off and monitoring will begin before you fall asleep. For multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), short nap periods will be assigned at intervals. For multiple wake testing (MWT), you will be asked to try and stay awake for certain periods of time.

When the study has been completed, the electrodes and other devices will be removed. Once the procedure is complete, you will be able to change and leave the facility. Your Sleep Study results will be studied and the results should be ready in a 2-3 business days.

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