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
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $167.00 $49.67 – $210.12
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $167.20 $234.66 – $239.35
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $167.81 $6.94 – $180.13
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $168.00 $39.46 – $146.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $168.00 $95.70 – $209.59
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $169.20 $182.43 – $200.67
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $172.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $172.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $172.20 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $172.20 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $173.50 $43.08 – $224.03
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $173.50 $203.67 – $224.03
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $173.55 $89.83 – $267.00
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $174.00 not published
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $175.18 $18.23 – $18.23
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $175.50 $41.84 – $423.13
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $177.00 not published
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $180.40 $182.98 – $407.63
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $181.46 $16.78 – $413.49
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $185.50 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $185.86 $58.46 – $442.34
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $186.20 $79.68 – $369.03
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $187.20 $209.09 – $211.18
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $187.20 $16.78 – $1,591.20
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $187.35 $16.78 – $523.63
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $187.50 $95.62 – $407.07
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $187.50 $94.13 – $407.07
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $187.50 $44.73 – $407.07
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $187.50 $95.38 – $407.07
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $187.50 $94.99 – $407.07
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $187.50 $92.81 – $407.07
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $187.50 $58.55 – $407.07
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $187.60 $8.05 – $170.34
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $188.17 $6.94 – $168.59
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $188.17 $6.94 – $197.92
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $189.60 $34.78 – $209.42
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $189.60 $10.38 – $242.39
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $192.96 $52.41 – $586.65
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $193.05 $36.79 – $207.00
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $193.05 $36.79 – $267.30
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $267.30
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $251.54
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $267.30
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $267.30
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $267.30
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $193.05 $35.66 – $267.30

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