Breathing treatment cost in Albuquerque, NM — inpatient
In Albuquerque, NM, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $96.25 to $128.70, with a median of $123.00. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital — $26.75 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $123.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $96.25 | $175.00 | $8,509.00 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $99.14 | $180.25 | $8,509.00 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $120.60 | $402.00 | $81.20–$518.76 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $123.00 | $410.00 | $82.82–$518.76 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $123.00 | $410.00 | $82.82–$518.76 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital Albuquerque, NM Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $128.70 | $429.00 | $82.80–$398.97 | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $96.25, median $123.00, highest $128.70 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $123.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.