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
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $120.00 $231.68 – $347.52
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $120.00 $231.68 – $347.52
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $120.00 $18.18 – $821.31
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $120.00 $18.18 – $797.75
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $120.31 $96.57 – $444.56
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $120.50 not published
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $120.53 $20.84 – $4,018.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $121.50 $394.00 – $394.00
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $122.00 not published
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $122.00 $231.68 – $347.52
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $122.00 $231.68 – $347.52
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $123.20 $9.85 – $351.20
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $123.50 not published
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $124.00 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $124.22 $6.94 – $175.02
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $124.22 $6.94 – $158.23
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $124.22 $6.94 – $175.66
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $125.50 $52.56 – $224.03
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $126.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $126.00 not published
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $126.00 $24.67 – $209.42
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $126.00 $231.68 – $347.52
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $126.00 not published
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $126.10 not published
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $126.75 not published
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $127.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $127.50 not published
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $127.68 $16.78 – $695.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $127.68 $0.50 – $464.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $127.68 $16.78 – $750.57
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $128.40 $24.90 – $209.42
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $128.70 $6.64 – $447.44
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $128.70 $6.64 – $447.44
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $128.94 $14.86 – $268.77
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $129.80 $162.44 – $418.02
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $129.80 not published
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $129.80 not published
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $130.20 not published
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $131.10 $4.85 – $521.05
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $132.60 not published
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $132.94 $62.90 – $442.34
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $133.19 $66.60 – $476.64
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $133.20 $2.38 – $25.05
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $133.28 $19.79 – $78.62
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $133.28 $19.79 – $378.63
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $133.50 $16.78 – $652.00
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $133.80 $108.00 – $108.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $135.18 $111.37 – $456.38
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $135.20 $55.87 – $442.34
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $135.68 $14.42 – $435.60

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