Breathing treatment cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 4 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $19.00 to $366.13, with a median of $118.44. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $99.44 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $72.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities 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 — 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $19.00 | $19.00 | $9.12–$19.00 | — | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD · (443) 923-9301 HC PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $72.00 | $90.00 | $9.42–$90.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Medication Adm OP | $138.90 | $141.73 | $138.90–$141.73 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC INHALATION TREATMENT OUTPATIENT CHEMO | $164.87 | $168.23 | $168.23–$164.87 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC INHALATION TREATMENT PER STAY OUTPATIENT | $164.87 | $168.23 | $168.23–$164.87 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERAPY MDI SUBSEQ | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 CHEST PT (LIMITED) NEW | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERPY MDI INITIAL | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 COUGH ASSIST/IPPB INITIAL | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 COUGH ASSIST/IPPB SUBSQ | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERAPY OUTPATIENT | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERAPY HH initial | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERAPY HH subqt | $366.13 | $373.60 | $366.13–$373.60 | 2% | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Medication Adm IP | $1,666.71 | $1,700.72 | $1,666.71–$1,700.72 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC INHALATION TREATMENT PER STAY INPATIENT | $1,977.46 | $2,017.82 | $2,017.82–$1,977.46 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 INTUBATION/EXTUBATION ASST | $4,393.54 | $4,483.20 | $4,393.54–$4,483.20 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 MED AEROSOL THERAPY PER ADM | $4,393.54 | $4,483.20 | $4,393.54–$4,483.20 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 COUGH ASSIST SUBSQ | $4,393.54 | $4,483.20 | $4,393.54–$4,483.20 | 2% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $118.44, highest $366.13 — a 19.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $164.87. 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 2 of 4 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.