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
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $135.68 $14.42 – $435.60
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $136.17 $9.33 – $365.00
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $428.95
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $879.90
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $428.95
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $428.95
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $428.95
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $439.95
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $136.50 not published
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $136.50 $219.97 – $428.95
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $136.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $136.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $136.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $136.80 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $136.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $136.80 not published
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $137.00 $6.64 – $447.44
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $137.52 $61.42 – $456.38
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $137.80 $6.64 – $447.44
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $138.00 $209.30 – $213.49
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $263.20
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $263.20
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $138.05 $21.43 – $263.20
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $18.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $263.20
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $263.20
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $138.05 $18.66 – $263.20
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $138.34 $4.85 – $521.05
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $138.43 $41.85 – $495.60
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $138.89 $4.85 – $409.34
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $139.75 $55.84 – $267.02
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $140.10 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $140.25 $121.36 – $447.99
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $140.40 $6.00 – $267.02
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $140.43 $8.55 – $484.86
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $140.70 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $140.70 $188.99 – $451.43
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $141.60 $2.38 – $25.05
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $142.35 $34.11 – $34.11
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $142.68 $55.16 – $390.42
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $142.68 $18.65 – $337.40
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $142.74 $4.85 – $521.05
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $144.21 $8.33 – $57.12
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $144.58 $6.94 – $178.83
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $144.60 $2.38 – $25.05
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $145.32 $213.38 – $356.92
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $146.19 $37.95 – $343.47
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $146.25 $209.09 – $217.45
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $146.25 not published
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $147.20 $7.99 – $213.56

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