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.

$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.

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
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $208.52 $203.39 – $304.83
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $208.60 $100.00 – $978.00
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $210.00 not published
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $210.00 $239.50 – $773.52
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $210.00 $239.50 – $773.52
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $210.00 $239.50 – $773.52
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $210.00 $98.15 – $194.69
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $210.00 $94.99 – $407.07
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $210.00 $239.50 – $773.52
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $210.60 $2.38 – $25.05
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $210.70 $18.94 – $719.28
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $213.06 $69.09 – $71.85
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $213.50 $234.66 – $234.66
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $215.88 $6.94 – $202.37
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $216.45 $6.00 – $414.96
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $221.60 $94.73 – $249.30
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $222.28 $13.74 – $317.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $222.28 $13.74 – $525.00
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $222.60 $2.38 – $25.05
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $222.88 $19.79 – $275.01
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $223.00 $13.62 – $181.78
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $224.25 $144.76 – $1,407.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $224.40 $9.33 – $308.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $224.80 $50.49 – $132.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $224.80 $50.49 – $132.30
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $225.12 $225.12 – $770.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $225.12 $13.74 – $604.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $225.12 $13.74 – $271.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $225.32 $14.51 – $396.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $225.32 $14.51 – $342.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $225.42 $65.98 – $295.04
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $225.92 $41.00 – $450.62
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $226.20 $2.38 – $25.05
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $230.00 $58.63 – $232.83
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $230.25 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $231.00 not published
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $233.21 $8.23 – $291.83
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $233.25 not published
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $234.00 $32.96 – $315.13
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $234.85 $165.42 – $220.57
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $235.37 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $236.16 $194.72 – $911.53
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $239.20 $101.70 – $364.49
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $239.20 $101.70 – $344.58
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $239.52 $14.51 – $794.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $239.52 $14.51 – $444.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $240.68 $8.90 – $410.02
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $240.68 $8.90 – $410.02
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $240.68 $9.55 – $410.02
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $240.68 $9.55 – $410.02

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