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
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $240.68 $9.21 – $410.02
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $240.68 $8.90 – $410.02
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $240.68 $8.90 – $410.02
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $240.68 $9.36 – $410.02
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $240.68 $9.55 – $410.02
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $240.68 $9.55 – $410.02
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $240.68 $9.55 – $410.02
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $241.24 $20.84 – $592.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $241.45 $159.52 – $212.70
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $241.50 $217.85 – $653.56
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $241.50 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $242.77 $49.97 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $242.77 $77.93 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $242.77 $125.43 – $3,235.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $242.77 $48.55 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $242.77 $60.69 – $528.37
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $244.20 $90.89 – $223.72
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $244.35 $9.36 – $23.72
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $244.80 $49.92 – $586.65
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $245.05 $211.14 – $211.14
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $245.05 $211.14 – $211.14
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $245.05 $211.14 – $211.14
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $245.05 $215.76 – $215.76
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $245.54 not published
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA $245.68 $51.26 – $51.26
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $245.68 $51.26 – $51.26
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $246.26 not published
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $246.40 $101.70 – $343.75
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $247.00 not published
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $247.20 $139.42 – $139.42
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $249.36 $6.94 – $195.96
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $250.00 $58.91 – $224.03
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $252.00 $31.40 – $209.59
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $252.00 $101.70 – $935.39
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $252.00 $152.54 – $357.80
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $252.80 $62.59 – $109.80
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $253.20 $186.79 – $186.79
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $253.20 $128.04 – $128.04
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $254.07 $7.53 – $318.36
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $254.40 $261.24 – $663.85
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $254.80 $244.02 – $268.42
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $255.00 not published
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $255.53 $18.71 – $19,277.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $256.64 $6.94 – $178.90
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $258.40 $46.02 – $140.40
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $258.91 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $258.91 $8.17 – $17.02
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $258.91 $7.03 – $18.04
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $259.74 $20.84 – $370.44
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $261.00 $175.38 – $876.80

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