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
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville , IN $1,050 - $2,250
Sanford Center for Sleep Disorders Sanford , NC $800 - $1,750
Sleep Diagnostics of Chico Chico , CA $900 - $1,950
Sleep Evaluation Center Kingsport , TN $775 - $1,650
Northwest Neurology and Sleep Everett , WA $825 - $1,800
South Texas Sleep Disordr Clinic Rio Grande City , TX $775 - $1,700
Louisiana Sleep Foundation Baton Rouge , LA $750 - $1,650
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River , OR $1,750 - $3,800
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches , TX $750 - $1,650
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin , MD $1,150 - $2,550
Sleep Solutions of Tennessee Cookeville , TN $775 - $1,650
Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington , NE $1,350 - $3,000
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa , IA $1,000 - $2,175
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia , WA $1,450 - $3,200
Archbold Memorial Thomasville , GA $525 - $1,150
Carolina Diagnostics Laurinburg , NC $800 - $1,750
Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria , IL $1,050 - $2,250
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney , SC $1,250 - $2,700
Madrona Sleep Center Bellingham , WA $825 - $1,800
Epn Sleep Lab Center Erie , PA $800 - $1,750
Nor - Lea Hospital District Lovington , NM $1,600 - $3,500
Reedsburg Area Medical Center Reedsburg , WI $1,750 - $3,800
Desert View Regional Medical Center Pahrump , NV $1,750 - $3,800
Payson Sleep Services Payson , AZ $825 - $1,800
Digitrace Care Services Hyannis , MA $925 - $2,000
Ima Sleep Institute Fort Wayne , IN $775 - $1,700
Central Washington Sleep Disorders Clinic Yakima , WA $825 - $1,800
Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston , GA $1,200 - $2,625
Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield , OH $950 - $2,100
Centura St. Catherine - Dodge City Dodge City , KS $1,100 - $2,400

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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