How much does a CPAP machine cost? Real prices, new, from a real catalog

Part of the series: The Complete CPAP Guide

From our own shelves today: $599 to $949 for proven auto machines, $79 to $199 for masks. What moves the price, and what doesn't.

Real numbers, from our current catalog: fixed-pressure and auto-adjusting CPAPs run $599–$949 — the ResMed AirSense 10 Elite at $599, the Fisher & Paykel SleepStyle and Philips DreamStation 2 at $849, and the AirSense 11 AutoSet, the current benchmark, at $949. Travel machines sit in the same band ($599–$849) despite being smaller, because miniaturization costs what it costs. Masks run $79–$199 and are the part you'll actually replace.

Bi-level machines are the step change: $1,395–$1,995 for standard BiPAP models, and $3,995 for adaptive servo-ventilation — but that's not a CPAP upgrade path, it's a different prescription for a different clinical picture. If you've been prescribed CPAP or APAP, the $599–$949 band is your market, and paying more buys refinement (quieter blowers, smarter ramp, better data), not more therapy.

What moves price within the band is mostly platform generation — the AirSense 11 over the AirSense 10 buys a newer blower, touchscreen, and app integration, for $250 — plus auto-titration over fixed pressure. What doesn't move price much: the actual pressure range, which is nearly identical across the class. The honest budget pick in our catalog is the AirSense 10 Elite at $599 if your prescription is fixed-pressure; the honest default is an auto machine, because pressure needs drift.

Budget the ecosystem too: a mask ($79–$199), a spare cushion, and eventually replacement tubing and filters. First-year all-in for a self-pay setup lands around $700–$1,150 depending on machine and mask choices — with no compliance reporting attached, which is the other half of what you're buying. Prices here are printed on the product pages, including sale prices; the number you see is the number you pay.

This article is general health information, not medical advice, and doesn’t replace evaluation by your own physician. Talk to a doctor about anything specific to your own diagnosis or treatment.

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How much does a CPAP machine cost? Real prices, new, from a real catalog

Part of the series: The Complete CPAP Guide

From our own shelves today: $599 to $949 for proven auto machines, $79 to $199 for masks. What moves the price, and what doesn't.

This article is general health information, not medical advice, and doesn’t replace evaluation by your own physician. Talk to a doctor about anything specific to your own diagnosis or treatment.