Doctor visits and therapy CPT 94010 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Spirometry cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test) as an inpatient: from $487.20 to $965.31, with a median of $487.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $321.88 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$487.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento + 2 more
Median$487.20half pay less
Highest$965.31in this market
Difference2.0×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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

median
Lowest $487.20Highest $965.31

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ $487.20 $870.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ $487.20 $870.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ $487.20 $870.00 — 44% —
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Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 BREATHING CAPACITY TEST $965.31 $965.31 $1,384.20–$3,783.00 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $487.20, median $487.20, highest $965.31 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $487.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.