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
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
Houston, TX Sleep Study Cost Average $750 - $1,950
Miami, FL Sleep Study Cost Average $825 - $2,100
New York, NY Sleep Study Cost Average $950 - $2,475
Philadelphia, PA Sleep Study Cost Average $900 - $2,325
Phoenix, AZ Sleep Study Cost Average $750 - $1,900
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
Elk Regional Health Center Saint Marys , PA $450 - $1,000
Sleep Diagnostics Shreveport , LA $750 - $1,650
Forks Community Hospital Forks , WA $1,800 - $3,900
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington , NC $725 - $1,600
Galion Community Hospital Galion , OH $1,550 - $3,400
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville , KY $825 - $1,800
Sanford Tracy Medical Center Tracy , MN $1,400 - $3,100
Fayette Regional Health System Connersville , IN $800 - $1,750
Advanced Sleep Diagnostics Redding , CA $900 - $1,950
Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot , ID $1,250 - $2,700
Rem Sleep Diagnostics Huntsville , TX $775 - $1,700
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque , IA $875 - $1,950
Hca Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee , FL $1,400 - $3,100
Arete Nw Vancouver , WA $825 - $1,800
Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison , KS $1,250 - $2,700
Wilson Memorial Hospital Sidney , OH $650 - $1,400
Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster , WI $1,700 - $3,700
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital Pinehurst , NC $800 - $1,750
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa , IA $1,000 - $2,175
Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro , AL $875 - $1,900
The King's Daughters Hospital Greenville , MS $1,500 - $3,200
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center Bandon , OR $1,750 - $3,800
Keswick Sleep/alertness Center Charlottesville , VA $800 - $1,750
Sleep Center of Lima Lima , OH $800 - $1,750
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown , KY $600 - $1,300
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor , ME $725 - $1,600
Sebastian River Medical Center Sebastian , FL $1,450 - $3,100
Mountain Sleep Asheville , NC $300 - $650
Liberty Regional Medical Center Hinesville , GA $1,550 - $3,400
Arete NW Roseburg , OR $800 - $1,750

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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