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Nebulizer Breathing Treatment cost at US hospitals

Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, pressurized or non-pressurized · CPT 94640

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Nebulizer Breathing Treatment

This is the breathing treatment given when someone's airways have tightened up — usually albuterol turned into a mist by a nebulizer and breathed in over several minutes. It is the single most common thing done for an asthma or COPD flare in an emergency department, and it is billed per treatment.

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$17.60

lowest cash price

$203.49

national median

$1,885.65

highest cash price

865

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $17.60–$1,885.65 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$17.60

CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling — Mt. Sterling, KY

Most expensive published cash price

$1,885.65

south pointe hospital — Warrensville Heights, OH

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($108.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($348.99)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $356.46 $541.32 $1,628.48
Arizona 6 $84.96 $233.21 $336.13
Arkansas 11 $37.65 $75.40 $223.00
California 90 $34.65 $308.88 $632.45
Colorado 13 $524.00 $581.00 $581.00
Florida 78 $61.05 $406.13 $1,101.73
Georgia 25 $142.68 $379.08 $976.18
Hawaii 2 $153.20 $153.20 $230.25
Illinois 51 $50.00 $167.20 $775.44
Indiana 26 $96.00 $120.50 $348.99
Iowa 27 $75.39 $188.17 $900.95
Kansas 11 $114.80 $158.60 $287.18
Kentucky 21 $17.60 $253.20 $957.84
Louisiana 1 $165.88 $165.88 $165.88
Maine 7 $68.10 $187.60 $366.70
Maryland 2 $765.00 $765.00 $765.00
Michigan 27 $64.40 $814.00 $965.00
Minnesota 19 $96.82 $161.09 $276.80
Mississippi 11 $38.13 $60.24 $225.92
Missouri 21 $18.75 $139.75 $696.05
Montana 2 $388.00 $388.00 $446.40
Nebraska 12 $73.60 $101.64 $206.67
Nevada 3 $79.13 $87.63 $110.40
New Hampshire 1 $116.65 $116.65 $116.65
New Jersey 22 $102.03 $140.25 $239.52
New Mexico 2 $199.08 $199.08 $199.08
New York 23 $100.20 $240.68 $1,676.00
North Carolina 15 $80.48 $80.48 $1,079.00
North Dakota 4 $147.20 $199.20 $261.60
Ohio 64 $59.02 $198.75 $1,885.65
Oklahoma 18 $29.88 $128.70 $480.35
Oregon 13 $24.57 $210.00 $399.75
Pennsylvania 32 $59.40 $252.00 $617.40
South Carolina 11 $110.00 $173.50 $386.50
South Dakota 7 $151.20 $252.80 $788.00
Tennessee 38 $48.20 $98.55 $1,213.34
Texas 112 $35.01 $203.49 $957.84
Virginia 35 $89.70 $158.50 $245.68
Washington 31 $95.90 $479.20 $870.80
West Virginia 14 $122.00 $460.00 $1,627.50
Wisconsin 33 $85.00 $129.80 $957.84

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $17.60 $10.05 – $43.68
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $18.75 $7.54 – $22.10
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $24.57 $8.55 – $37.50
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $773.88
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $435.31
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $466.20
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $38.22
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $33.33
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $29.88 $14.54 – $18.69
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $34.65 $273.00 – $1,616.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $35.01 $17.19 – $763.43
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $35.01 $17.19 – $763.43
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $35.01 $17.19 – $763.43
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $37.65 $6.00 – $372.48
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $38.13 $177.98 – $304.83
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $38.15 $9.33 – $577.64
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $41.85 $177.98 – $304.83
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $42.43 $13.25 – $43.68
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $46.48 $244.00 – $1,645.00
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $47.34 $17.19 – $763.43
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $47.69 $6.00 – $374.84
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $48.20 $161.58 – $371.44
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $50.00 $234.66 – $380.15
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $50.00 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $50.00 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $50.00 not published
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $50.20 $166.00 – $521.47
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $51.80 not published
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $52.71 $12.53 – $372.48
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $52.71 $184.65 – $517.02
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $54.31 $20.47 – $105.56
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $56.60 $16.78 – $633.69
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $57.04 $33.00 – $122.85
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $57.20 $13.62 – $258.00
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $57.31 $13.62 – $62.92
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $57.73 $12.53 – $371.44
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $57.73 $147.00 – $518.11
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $59.02 $79.85 – $131.75
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $59.40 $24.75 – $209.42
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $60.24 $173.92 – $507.28
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $61.05 $18.68 – $418.53
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $61.05 $18.68 – $418.53
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $61.05 $18.68 – $418.53
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $61.05 $18.68 – $418.53
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $61.65 $17.19 – $763.43
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $61.65 $17.19 – $763.43
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $62.70 $16.78 – $508.67
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $62.75 $155.00 – $520.91
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $63.00 $15.63 – $84.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $64.40 $19.79 – $378.63

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