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

867

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 24 $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 34 $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
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $18.05 – $18.43
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $18.05 – $18.43
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $18.05 – $18.43
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $19.95 – $20.37
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $328.20 – $342.02
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $430.47 – $430.47
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $430.47 – $430.47
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $430.47 – $430.47
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $430.47 – $430.47
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $11.06 – $85.29
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $11.06 – $85.29
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $14.91 – $14.91
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $14.91 – $14.91
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $14.91 – $14.91
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $14.91 – $14.91
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $12.53 – $12.53
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $164.56 – $310.26
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $197.11 – $498.69
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $56.00 – $343.47
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $505.89 – $505.89
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $56.00 – $343.47
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $59.34 – $230.23
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $217.93 – $224.34
Ascension Providence Waco, TX not published $199.34 – $454.38
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $204.16 – $377.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $29.94 – $37.42
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $218.65 – $404.50
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $204.16 – $377.70
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $188.10 – $526.68
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $188.10 – $526.68
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $127.69 – $127.69
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $18.05 – $18.43
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $38.50 – $526.68

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