Spirometry with bronchodilator cost in Merced, CA — inpatient
In Merced, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry before and after a bronchodilator as an inpatient: from $437.24 to $1,449.00, with a median of $943.12. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $505.88 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $715.59 at 159 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 94060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RHC BRNCSPASM EVL PRE/PST | $437.24 | $849.00 | $509.40–$798.06 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 BRNCHSPASM EVAL PRE/POST | $589.68 | $1,145.00 | $687.00–$1,076.30 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA HCHG SPIROMETRY PRE AND POST BRONCHODILATOR | $1,449.00 | $1,449.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $437.24, median $943.12, highest $1,449.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $943.12 — 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
This test repeats spirometry after an inhaled bronchodilator to see whether breathing improves, which helps diagnose asthma.
What the price covers
The price usually covers both tests and the report; the medicine may be billed separately.