Spirometry cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $62.40 to $241.00, with a median of $151.70. The lowest listed price is at South County Health — $89.30 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $151.70 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 94010, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South County Health lowest Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $62.40 | $104.00 | $186.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Breathing Capacity Test | $241.00 | $363.00 | $72.42–$344.85 | 34% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.40, median $151.70, highest $241.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.