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
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $344.40 not published
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $346.40 $45.78 – $149.53
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $348.99 $10.42 – $697.98
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $348.99 $465.32 – $930.64
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $348.99 $465.32 – $930.64
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $348.99 $221.00 – $930.64
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $348.99 $325.00 – $946.00
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $348.99 $151.00 – $930.64
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $348.99 $465.32 – $930.64
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $356.46 not published
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $361.20 not published
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $365.95 $159.33 – $563.00
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $366.70 $8.35 – $16.26
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $368.00 $228.67 – $605.98
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $379.08 $222.42 – $411.47
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $379.08 $220.42 – $407.77
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $379.08 $222.42 – $411.47
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $379.08 $191.89 – $376.11
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $379.08 $222.42 – $411.47
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $379.08 $222.42 – $411.47
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $379.08 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $379.08 $219.64 – $430.49
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $379.08 $602.04 – $602.04
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $379.08 $215.48 – $422.34
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $379.08 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $383.35 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $383.35 not published
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $383.50 $18.05 – $19.00
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $385.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $385.00 not published
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $386.05 $28.41 – $521.04
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $386.50 $58.91 – $234.07
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $387.50 $219.97 – $879.90
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $388.00 $225.96 – $624.86
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $388.54 $20.84 – $693.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $388.54 $8.78 – $1,867.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $394.64 $28.01 – $546.00
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $396.63 $217.24 – $488.42
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $396.63 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $399.75 $221.92 – $554.80
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $400.00 $80.40 – $425.12
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $402.90 $124.08 – $310.92
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL $406.13 $18.05 – $18.43
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX $406.75 $430.47 – $430.47
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $407.25 $18.05 – $19.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $407.49 $0.41 – $264.41
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $407.66 $20.84 – $681.10
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $408.39 $8.78 – $1,867.00
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $417.59 $20.84 – $6,210.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $418.20 $36.40 – $592.45

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