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The price of a diathermy device can range from. USD $6,000 to $25,000. Because many insurance com-. panies do not provide reimbursement for diathermy. treatments, insufficient revenue is likely to be gener-. ated to cover the cost of acquiring the equipment. Prior to the last 15 years, 7-11,17-25 little research evi-. dence of therapeutic benefit from diathermy existed.
He takes three daily COPD medications: Advair, which costs on average $286 a month; Combivent, an emergency inhaler that costs $243; and Spiriva, which costs $286. Without insurance, he would have to pay $815 a month for these life-saving medications. Ofchus also uses a portable oxygen concentrator, a small machine that makes oxygen. His machine was covered by insurance, but without insurance, the cost would be $2,500 to $4,000 to purchase one or $275 a week to rent it.