# Buying transmitter for dexcom without insurance
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211
**Category:** C/GM
**Created:** [September 30, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211 "2017-09-30T00:59:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/1 "2017-09-30T00:59:16Z")
I have just swapped insurance and having trouble getting dexcom approved - my transmitter is about to run out - does anyone know where I can just buy a dexcom transmitter for cash and how much they go for - worried th insurance process willl go on for a while and I can’t live without my dexcom now !
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/2 "2017-09-30T01:04:45Z")
If you are not Medicare, Medicaid (or anything similar) then I ?think? you can buy from Dexcom (direct) for cash? I am pretty sure other people have posted that they do this.
You didn’t mention if you use the G4 or the G5. Either way, it should be around $600 for a single G4 or a pair of G5 transmitters.
Plus or minus but I think that would be the ballpark?
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/3 "2017-09-30T01:10:20Z")
Yes – $300 per G5 transmitter directly from Dexcom. That’s what they listed for me 6 months ago, assuming rates did not change.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/4 "2017-09-30T01:16:18Z")
We must ban him for high crimes and misdemeanors!(kidding, inside joke)
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/5 "2017-09-30T02:18:13Z")
Have you thought about repurposing an old transmitter and using it with xDrip?
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### Author:  [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/6 "2017-09-30T02:25:17Z")
I saw that but I have an iPhone so it’s not possible - I’m trying to buy one on the share app they have where people sell their supplies they don’t want and I have to speak to dexcom as the online store won’t work for me as I previously got it from a supplier and now I don’t have one
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/7 "2017-09-30T02:25:28Z")
> [@ClaudnDaye](#):
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> Have you thought about repurposing an old transmitter and using it with xDrip?
Very cost effective, but he probably won’t have time since his transmitter is almost out.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/8 "2017-09-30T02:34:27Z")
I watched a video on this tonight and it looks very easy (time consuming, but not hard)…if I ever run into financial hardships, I’ll definitely be looking more deeply into this method for Liam. Just replace batteries and vwhala.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/9 "2017-09-30T02:35:50Z")
> [@ClaudnDaye](#):
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> I watched a video on this tonight and it looks very easy (time consuming, but not hard)
oic, I thought you meant buying the battery replacement online.
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/10 "2017-09-30T02:46:37Z")
> [@Robellengold](#):
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> I saw that but I have an iPhone so it’s not possible
@Robellengold - Would an Android emulator running on an iPhone let you run the xdrip software?
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211/11 "2017-09-30T02:48:22Z")
No, actually sanding down the top of an old transmitter, replacing the battery, and reusing it.