Breathing treatment cost in Albany, NY — inpatient
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $47.40 to $182.65, with a median of $47.40. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across New York, the median is $223.72 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $47.40 | — | $5.96–$47.40 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital lowest Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $47.40 | — | $5.96–$47.40 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $128.05 | $197.00 | $3.03–$628.96 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $172.90 | $266.00 | $3.03–$628.96 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY · (518) 382-4500 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $182.65 | $281.00 | $3.03–$615.03 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $47.40, median $47.40, highest $182.65 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $23.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.