Breathing treatment cost in Auburn, AL
In Auburn-Opelika, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $199.10 to $199.10, with a median of $199.10. Across Alabama, the median is $321.00 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 94640 Inhalation Treatment - AMB Admin Charge albuterol | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 94640 Inhalation Treatment - AMB Admin Charge albuterol-ipratropium | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 Aerosol Treatment, Initial - Respiratory Charges | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 Aerosol Treatment, Initial - Respiratory Charges Aerosol Therapy | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 IPV Initial - Respiratory Charges | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 IPV Initial - Respiratory Charges Aerosol Therapy | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 Induced Sputum - Respiratory Charges | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 Induced Sputum - Respiratory Charges Aerosol Therapy | $199.10 | $362.00 | $54.30–$325.80 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika, AL · (334) 528-1300 94640 Inhalation tx/AAO/therapeutic/diag | $205.15 | $373.00 | $55.95–$335.70 | 45% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $199.10, median $199.10, highest $199.10.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $199.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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. 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.