Breathing treatment cost in Akron, OH — inpatient
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $38.25 to $608.40, with a median of $198.75. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $160.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $182.52 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB NEBULIZATION | $38.25 | $51.00 | $17.34–$50.44 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center one side Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | $104.68–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center one side Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | $104.68–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | $104.68–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | $264.70–$936.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DAILY PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $1,885.65 | $2,901.00 | $820.40–$2,901.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $38.25, median $198.75, highest $608.40 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $403.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
A breathing treatment delivers medicine such as albuterol through a nebulizer or inhaler to open the airways during an asthma or COPD flare.
What the price covers
The price is for one treatment. Repeated treatments in one visit can each be billed, and the medicine may be billed separately.