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
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $261.60 $7.99 – $294.30
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $262.35 $7.82 – $68.13
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $262.35 $7.74 – $185.22
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $262.65 $19.30 – $745.00
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $263.20 $85.41 – $244.80
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO $263.24 $69.09 – $71.85
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $266.40 $165.29 – $165.29
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $266.64 $25.49 – $481.11
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $266.64 $25.49 – $481.84
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $266.64 $26.43 – $478.57
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $267.30 $190.98 – $381.96
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $267.75 $20.84 – $670.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $269.82 $231.68 – $463.36
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $272.40 $24.67 – $213.30
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $272.44 $18.30 – $1,149.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $273.35 $11.46 – $450.70
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $274.26 $213.38 – $356.92
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $276.80 $36.07 – $134.10
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $277.44 $179.42 – $521.04
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $277.61 $20.84 – $8,268.00
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $279.50 not published
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $286.80 $37.90 – $149.53
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $286.80 $37.90 – $209.42
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $287.18 $207.32 – $601.22
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $287.18 not published
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $287.18 not published
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $287.95 $6.64 – $497.88
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $289.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $290.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $290.50 not published
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $294.90 $9.33 – $327.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $298.65 $159.52 – $212.70
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $299.20 $68.40 – $216.00
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $299.40 not published
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $299.52 $116.18 – $416.00
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $300.09 not published
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $301.10 $5.53 – $501.84
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $301.10 $5.53 – $117.25
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $301.10 $5.53 – $117.25
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $301.10 $5.53 – $501.84
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $304.00 $5.07 – $304.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $305.49 $165.78 – $165.78
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $308.00 $219.64 – $465.64
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $308.00 $219.64 – $465.64
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $308.00 not published
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $308.00 $222.42 – $471.53
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $308.00 not published
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $308.00 $222.42 – $471.53
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $308.00 $219.64 – $465.64
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $308.00 $222.42 – $471.53

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