Doctor visits and therapy CPT 94010 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Spirometry cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test) as an inpatient: from $164.22 to $252.96, with a median of $208.59. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $44.37 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $321.88 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 94010, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$164.22Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$208.59half pay less
Highest$252.96in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $164.22Highest $252.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ $164.22 $322.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BEDSIDE SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ CDM $164.22 $322.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ $252.96 $496.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BEDSIDE SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ CDM $252.96 $496.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $164.22, median $208.59, highest $252.96 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $195.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Spirometry measures how much air you can blow out and how fast. It is used to diagnose and follow asthma and COPD.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the test and report.