Spirometry with bronchodilator cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry before and after a bronchodilator as an inpatient: from $676.00 to $1,318.40, with a median of $1,114.40. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $438.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $800.28 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 94060, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC SPIROMETRY PRE/POST DILATOR | $676.00 | $2,704.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 BRNCDILAT RSPSE SPMTRY PRE&POST-BRNCDILAT ADMN | $1,114.40 | $1,990.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 BRNCDILAT RSPSE SPMTRY PRE&POST-BRNCDILAT ADMN | $1,114.40 | $1,990.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Spiro B/a Bronkodltr | $1,318.40 | $3,296.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $676.00, median $1,114.40, highest $1,318.40 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,114.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.