Care & Treatment

  • Sleep Medicine

Hours of Operation

Day Office Hours:
7 am - 3:30 pm
All scheduling and calls are handled by office staff in Gallipolis.

Night Lab Hours:
9 pm - 6:30 am
Patients arrive at 9:15 pm and 9:45 pm.

Sleep Medicine

Visit with one of Holzer’s Sleep Medicine providers in Gallipolis or Athens, Ohio, for a full-service treatment and diagnosis for a variety of sleep disorders. We offer treatment for sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, and we accept physician referrals to have an overnight sleep study done in our state-of-the-art sleep lab. We see patients ages 2 years and older.

Holzer Sleep Medicine providers are supported by our sleep technicians, who are Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT). We follow the guidelines for scoring sleep studies set by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, as well as guidelines set by Medicare.

Our philosophy has always been to bring excellence in Sleep Medicine to every part of our area.

Common Types of Sleep Disorders Treated at Holzer include:

  • Sleep Apnea
    Symptoms may include:
    • Breathing stops repeatedly during sleep, snoring, snorting, and gasping for breath
    • Excessive daytime sleepiness
    • high blood pressure
    • morning headaches
    • personality changes
    • rapid weight gain
  • Narcolepsy
    Symptoms may include:
    • Unable to stay awake despite a good night's sleep
    • may experience sudden muscular weakness when emotionally charged, vivid nightmares or momentary paralysis upon falling asleep or awakening
  • Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome
    Symptoms may include:
    • Often mistaken for insomnia, legs thrash or move during sleep
    • Other symptoms include aching muscles upon awakening and crawling or restless sensations in the legs

Services available include:

  • Polysomnogram (PSG): A polysomnogram is a diagnostic sleep study used for the diagnosis of sleep disorders. The most frequent sleep disorder is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The most effective treatment for OSA is Positive Airway Pressure (PAP).
  • Pediatric PSG: We offer sleep study for pediatric patients above 2 years of age.
  • PSG with PAP Titration: Sleep study with PAP treatment for OSA.
  • Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT): Daytime nap study that is preceded by a PSG the night before, used in the diagnosis of Narcolepsy.
  • Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing (MWT): Daytime nap study used to test the ability to stay awake. Does not need to be preceded by a PSG.
  • Daytime PSG: Only for patients who are currently working third shift or midnight shift.
  • Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT): Diagnostic study done at home over two nights, used to diagnose sleep apnea only.

What Happens at the Sleep Lab?

First, you will fill out a history and a sleep study form. Then you will be escorted to a comfortable, private room where you are prepared for the overnight sleep study. As you fall asleep, your sleep patterns will be monitored for a minimum of six hours. Shower facilities are available for your convenience.

Number of Visits

Sleep studies should only take one visit with a few exceptions. Patients showing signs of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) during the sleep study will be assessed by the technologist to perform a split-night study with PAP titration. The exceptions to this are:

  1. Patients with mild OSA who did not meet criteria for a split-night study will be scheduled for a repeat sleep study with PAP titration.
  2. Patients whose titration portion of the study could not be completed.
  3. Patients who are unable to get the minimum amount of two hours sleep time during the sleep study will be seen clinically and scheduled for a repeat sleep study if clinically indicated.

Additional Needs

  • All of our bedrooms and restrooms are handicap accessible.
  • We can provide a hospital bed for the sleep study if needed.
  • A support person/caregiver is required to stay with patients who are unable to get up and down and/or unable to go to the restroom without assistance.
  • All nursing home patients are required to have a caregiver stay with them.
  • Patients under 18 years old must have a parent or legal guardian stay with them.
  • Our beds can accommodate maximum weights of 750 pounds (Gallipolis) and 500 pounds (Athens).

Referral Process

We accept direct and indirect referrals.

  • Option 1: You can call our toll free number 866-28-SLEEP (866-287-5337) to make an appointment for a sleep evaluation with one of our sleep physicians to see if a sleep study is needed.
  • Option 2: You can also be referred by your physician. The referring physician is responsible for sending us a completed and signed referral form, current insurance and demographics, and clinical note explaining the need for a sleep study.

Once referred for a study, an appointment date is given to our pre-certification department to get authorization. Once authorization is obtained, we will send the patient a referral packet with the date and time of study as well as information about the study.

Insurance

Holzer accepts most insurances. See a list of accepted insurances here.

Our Pre-Certification department will obtain authorization for each procedure. If we are unable to obtain authorization for one of our sleep labs, we will attempt to obtain authorization for a home sleep study.

Polysomnograms (PSGs) are the priority for all referrals; home studies are used for those who are not authorized for lab studies.

Self-Pay

We accept self-pay patients who may not have insurance. Self-pay requires the patient to make payment arrangements with the Holzer Business Office prior to being scheduled.

Pricing

Prices are approximations and are the fees billed to the insurance companies and are not the cost to the patient. The patient's cost will depend on the insurance policy they have, amount of deductible met, and amount of out-of-pocket maximum met. Insurance payment requires a minimum of six hours of study time.

  • Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT): $1,421
  • Polysomnogram Diagnostic Study (PSG): $3,254
  • PSG with PAP (Positive Airway Pressure): $3,448
  • Pediatric PSG (under 6 years of age): $5,822
  • *Type 3 Home Sleep Study: $727
  • *Type 3 Home Sleep Study: $589
  • *Type 4 Home Sleep Study: $600
  • *Type 4 Home Sleep Study: $600

*Type 3 and Type 4 Home Sleep Studies depend on which code is used. The code is determined by the patient's insurance company.

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