Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking care at Mayo Clinic

• Comprehensive care. Sleep specialists take part in every stage of your sleep evaluation, from the first examination, through full testing and therapy, to follow-up care. In addition, the Center for Sleep Medicine on the Minnesota campus diagnoses and treats children who have sleep disorders.
• Experience. Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals treat many people each year who have sleep disorders. Mayo Clinic's sleep disorders centers have experience with all types of parasomnias, including more-complex parasomnias that may, for example, have features of sleepwalking and REM-sleep behavior disorder.

Expertise and rankings

• Expertise. Each Mayo Clinic location — in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota — offers a sleep medicine center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and staffed by highly skilled experts in sleep disorders.
• Mayo Sleep Questionnaire. Mayo Clinic researchers developed and use the Mayo Sleep Questionnaire to diagnose many types of sleep disorders.
• Research. Mayo Clinic experts take part in clinical, educational and research activities on sleep disorders, studying new diagnosis and treatment options.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.