Information for Patients

Instant Diagnostic Systems - aka IDS - is a Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) providing home oximetry testing and sleep apnea testing nationwide utilizing local Home Medical Equipment (HME) providers to deliver and pick up the testing equipment and required forms. The IDS IDTF, much like any medical lab, is responsible for providing test instructions, support, and when we receive the test data, we do the processing, validating, and creating of test reports from the data from your tests.

IDS is required to bill you or your insurance company for these tests, as well as make attempts to collect co-payment. The patient will be responsible for co-pays, deductable, and non-coverage by insurance. Testing delivered to the home by a home medical equipment company or IDTF, that is not billed for, may be in violation of Federal Stark - Anti-Kickback - Laws.

IDS Patient Contacts

Hours of Operations: M-F 9am - 5:30pm EST.

Patient Billing: 1-866-590-9779

General Inquiries: 1-800-355-0691

24hr Testing Support: 1-866-486-4891

IDS Policies related to Patient Care and Billing:

Click here for the IDS Policy for Handling Patient Complaints

Click here for Notice of IDS Privacy Practices

Click here for the Medicare IDTF Standards of Conduct

Misc. information below:

• Currently the published rate for an overnight oximetry test CPT CODE 94762 is $30 and Sleep Apnea Test Procedure G0399 is $295
• If the provided written or video (if applicable) instructions are not sufficient to answer your questions, you should contact IDS at 866-486-4891 for issues or help relating to application or use of testing equipment and other procedures. Support is provided 24 hrs day.
• Patients should ALWAYS call 911 with emergencies or with difficulty breathing. Do not call IDS patient support first!
• Patient should contact HME courier of equipment for delivery/pickup appointments.
• The patient and/or their insurance carrier will be billed for each test performed on him/her, with few exceptions
• Patients will be personally billed at the rates listed in the IDS Private Pay Policies without insurance or whose insurance (including Medicare) will not cover this test
• If IDS, Inc receives assignment of benefit from patient, and we have sufficient information, we will attempt to bill primary insurance company (including Medicare) Co-Pay
• If insurance information is incorrect or denied, the patient will be billed, and may attempt to file the claim themselves with their insurance company. Patient may call IDS Patient Billing department at the number above for more information...