Breathing treatment cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $120.90 to $173.50, with a median of $120.90. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $152.25 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $120.90 | $186.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $120.90 | $186.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $120.90 | $186.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $120.90 | $186.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB INHALATION TREATMENT BY RN | $173.50 | $347.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB IPPB | $173.50 | $347.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB MDI TREATMENT | $173.50 | $347.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB AIRWAY TREATMENT/SPUTUM INDUCT | $173.50 | $347.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB HHN TREATMENT | $173.50 | $347.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $120.90, median $120.90, highest $173.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $120.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.