Nebulizer Breathing Treatment cost at US hospitals

Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, pressurized or non-pressurized · CPT 94640

What is Nebulizer Breathing Treatment? Read the full explainer →

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
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $102.00 $234.66 – $239.35
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $102.00 $234.66 – $436.47
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $102.00 $21.79 – $239.35
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $102.00 $234.66 – $239.35
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $102.00 $234.66 – $239.35
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $102.00 $234.66 – $239.35
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $102.03 $60.68 – $454.10
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $102.70 $6.64 – $447.44
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $103.20 $71.41 – $442.34
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $105.95 $6.00 – $391.51
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $106.20 $2.38 – $25.05
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $106.50 $217.93 – $224.34
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $106.50 $217.93 – $224.34
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $107.25 $6.00 – $249.04
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $107.40 not published
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $107.52 $19.72 – $302.40
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $108.00 $11.42 – $209.42
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME $108.40 $7.74 – $34.94
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $108.60 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $109.80 $2.38 – $25.05
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $110.00 $43.36 – $232.83
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $110.40 $16.40 – $229.28
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $110.88 $19.72 – $302.40
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $110.88 $19.72 – $302.40
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $110.88 $19.72 – $302.40
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $110.88 $19.72 – $302.40
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $112.80 $2.38 – $25.05
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $114.50 $14.72 – $176.00
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $114.80 $9.85 – $526.68
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $116.00 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $116.00 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $116.00 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $116.00 not published
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $116.60 $60.01 – $276.50
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $116.60 $60.01 – $276.50
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $116.60 $60.01 – $276.50
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $116.65 $7.70 – $16.26
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $116.70 $44.93 – $246.53
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $116.70 $44.93 – $236.95
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $116.70 $44.93 – $246.53
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $116.70 $43.96 – $225.67
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $116.70 $44.93 – $234.23
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $116.85 $8.35 – $106.82
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $118.44 $23.04 – $432.76
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $119.80 $18.76 – $2,113.00

Related visits & medicine procedures