Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HIGBY LAWRENCE M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC [AHG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC, 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2007
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, CA 92630		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/20/2007   M(1)   39,196 A $ 15.5 206,757 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   S   39,196 D $ 32.1134 (2) 167,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   M(3)   83,590 A $ 12.1875 251,151 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   S   83,590 D $ 32.1134 (2) 167,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   M(4)   5,000 A $ 12.1875 172,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   S   5,000 D $ 32.1134 (2) 167,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   M(5)   50,000 A $ 15.5 317,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   S   50,000 D $ 32.1134 (2) 167,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   M(6)   40,000 A $ 16.9375 207,561 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2007   S   40,000 D $ 32.1134 (2) 167,561 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (7) $ 32.12 02/16/2007   A   59,930   02/16/2008(8) 02/15/2017 Common Stock 59,930 $ 0 59,930 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.5 02/20/2007   M(1)     39,196 07/01/2001 11/07/2007 Common Stock 39,196 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.1875 02/20/2007   M(3)     83,590 01/26/2003 01/25/2008 Common Stock 83,590 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.1875 02/20/2007   M(4)     5,000 01/26/2003 01/25/2008 Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.5 02/20/2007   M(5)     50,000 07/01/2001 11/07/2007 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.9375 02/20/2007   M(6)     40,000 01/03/2003 01/03/2010 Common Stock 40,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HIGBY LAWRENCE M
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC
26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
LAKE FOREST, CA 92630		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 Lawrence M. Higby by Raoul Smyth, Attorney-In-Fact   02/21/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Exercise of remaining employee stock options granted under the Issuer's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan on November 7, 1997 which became fully vested on July 1, 2001 and which were to expire on November 7, 2007.
(2) Average sale price for all sales of common stock made by the Reporting Person on February 20, 2006. Actual amounts of stock sold and the prices received therefore were as follows: 13,100 shares at $32.22, 8,600 at $32.21, 22,200 at $32.20 13,400 at $32.19, 14,186 at $32.18, 17,600 at $32.17, 10,400 at $32.16, 3,700 at $32.15, 1,300 at $32.14, 3,900 at $32.13, 4,900 at $32.12, 5,700 at $32.11, 7,500 at $32.10, 12,000 at $32.09, 700 at $32.08, 14,300 at $32.07, 2,000 at $32.06, 3,500 at $32.05, 6,700 at $32.04, 300 at $32.03, 500 at $32.02, 1,100 at $32.01, 46,700 at $32.00, 700 at $31.98, 500 at $31.97, 1,200 at $31.96 and 1,100 at $31.95.
(3) Exercise of remaining employee stock options granted under the Issuer's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan on January 26, 1998 which became fully vested on January 26, 2003 and which were to expire on January 25, 2008.
(4) Exercise of remaining employee stock options granted under the Issuer's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan on January 26, 1998 which became fully vested on January 26, 2003 and which were to expire on January 25, 2008.
(5) Exercise of employee stock options granted under the Issuer's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan on January 26, 1998 which became fully vested on July 1, 2001 and which were to expire on November 7, 2007.
(6) Exercise of employee stock options under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan on January 3, 2000 which became fully vested January 3, 2003 and which were to expire on January 3, 2010.
(7) Grant of employee stock options under the Issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan. Each option represents the right to purchase one share of the Issuer's common stock at the exercise price.
(8) This grant shall vest and become exercisable in one increment of 19,976 on February 16, 2008 and two increments of 19,977 each on February 16, 2009 and February 16, 2010, subject to continued employment of the Reporting Person through those dates.

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