Breathing treatment cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 61 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $21.84 to $439.00, with a median of $192.50. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Rensselaer — $170.66 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $192.50 at 111 hospitals.
- The median here, $192.50, is 17% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- 11 of 61 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 61 facilities across 44 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$21.84Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Median$192.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$439.00in this market
Difference20.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $21.84Highest $882.06
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer lowest Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Rhc Nebulizer Treatment-Initial File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.84 | $61.00 | $15.25–$560.24 | 64% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $24.11 | $40.18 | $24.11–$504.37 | 40% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Ippb Treatment; Subseq+8 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $34.73 | $97.00 | $24.25–$560.24 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 E-Z Pap Treatment; Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.42 | $171.00 | $24.84–$783.58 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 E-Z Pap Treatment; Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $44.12 | $171.00 | $171.00 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 E-Z Pap Treatment; Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $46.17 | $171.00 | $24.84–$737.84 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Airway Inhalation Treatment; Aerosol+8 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $47.29 | $222.00 | $24.84–$783.58 | 79% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 NEBULIZER TX SINGLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.56 | $47.56 | — | — |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $48.79 | $65.05 | — | 25% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange one side La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC RT MDI/DPI+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $200.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook one side Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $200.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks one side Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $200.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale one side Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $200.00 | — | 75% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Hyperinflation Tx+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $52.44 | $276.00 | $32.46–$265.02 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Inhalation Tx by ER - Neb, Mdi, Ippb+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $52.44 | $276.00 | $36.47–$382.26 | 81% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 NEBULIZER TX MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.36 | $58.36 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Airway Inhalation Treatment; Pep+7 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $59.94 | $222.00 | $24.84–$737.84 | 73% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 NEB TREATMENT <1HR+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.10 | $61.10 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Airway Inhalation Treatment; E-Z Pap+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $61.22 | $171.00 | $24.84–$560.24 | 64% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 CM NEB TRTMNT <1HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.13 | $62.13 | — | — |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC AEROSOL DAILY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $63.13 | $84.17 | — | 25% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Sputum Induction+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $63.48 | $276.00 | $32.46–$311.67 | 77% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 RT CHARGE Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent+9 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $66.81 | $196.51 | $28.68–$216.26 | 66% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Airway Inhalation Treatment; Pep+7 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.11 | $264.00 | $264.00 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Airway Inhalation Treatment; Ippb File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $71.24 | $199.00 | $24.84–$560.24 | 64% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $72.29 | $508.00 | $72.29–$558.80 | 86% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC AEROSOL DAILY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $72.76 | $97.02 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC NEBULIZER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $84.34 | $112.46 | — | 25% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $91.00 | $130.00 | $23.79–$130.00 | 30% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC NEBULIZER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $95.09 | $126.79 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC INHALER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $96.74 | $128.99 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC INHALER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $96.74 | $128.99 | — | 25% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.13 | $202.25 | $55.21–$234.66 | 50% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC BRONCHOSCOPY PREP File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $113.28 | $151.04 | — | 25% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | $26.73–$108.11 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | $26.73–$108.11 | 35% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED PRESSD NONPRESSD INHAL TRMENT BCE+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $131.08 | $385.53 | $28.68–$250.59 | 66% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 CHED PRESSD NONPRESSD INHAL TRMENT BCE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $131.08 | $385.53 | $28.68–$250.59 | 66% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Inhalation Treatment - Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $138.45 | $213.00 | $28.76–$116.30 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Inhalation Treatment - Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $138.45 | $213.00 | $28.76–$116.30 | 35% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production+1 more line at this price File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $141.23 | $587.00 | $253.58–$604.61 | 76% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 RT CHARGE Aerosol Therapy Subsequent BCE+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $142.22 | $418.30 | $28.68–$271.90 | 66% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC SPUTUM INDUCTION+16 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $146.19 | $443.00 | $37.95–$56.12 | 67% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.20 | $226.00 | $42.94–$226.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $175.00 | $350.00 | $95.85–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $175.00 | $350.00 | $94.13–$450.55 | 50% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPPB Subsequent+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.47 | $661.00 | $7.02–$555.24 | 73% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.50 | $265.00 | $17.32–$550.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $58.55–$453.87 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $92.81–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $95.85–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $95.62–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $94.99–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $94.13–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $94.99–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $95.38–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $95.62–$453.87 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $44.73–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $192.50 | $385.00 | $94.53–$450.55 | 50% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Meter Dose Inhaler Charge - Initial+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $193.05 | $715.00 | $7.02–$600.60 | 73% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $276.00 | $44.16–$276.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $92.81–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $44.73–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $94.99–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $95.38–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $58.55–$453.87 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $94.53–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $95.62–$450.55 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $390.00 | $95.62–$453.87 | 50% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $198.52 | $709.00 | $233.97–$744.45 | 72% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 DEEP SPUTUM INDUCTION INITIAL+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $207.70 | $259.62 | — | 20% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $213.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $213.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $213.00 | — | — |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $217.50 | $435.00 | $94.99–$450.55 | 50% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB INHALATION TREATMENT - SUBSEQ+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB INHALATION TREATMENT - SUBSEQ+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB INHALATION THERAPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 NEB TX SUBSEQUENT SAME DAY+9 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.00 | $395.00 | $9.17–$395.00 | 41% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 PRESSURIZED/NON PRESSURIZED+7 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.00 | $395.00 | $9.17–$395.00 | 41% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.00 | $443.00 | $9.16–$443.00 | 47% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $290.50 | $415.00 | $28.64–$415.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $290.50 | $415.00 | $61.84–$415.00 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 NEBULIZER TREATMENT ONLY+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $302.62 | $504.37 | $24.11–$504.37 | 40% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.00 | $313.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Ez Pap+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC METERED DOSE INHALER THERAPY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $378.74 | $473.42 | — | 20% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 INHALATION TRTMT INI File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $381.92 | $381.92 | $22.92–$320.95 | — |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $550.00 | $106.15–$550.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Airway Inhalation Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $385.00 | $550.00 | $91.30–$550.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $560.00 | $29.44–$448.00 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Sputum Induction; Initial+11 more lines at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $400.40 | $572.00 | $24.84–$1,733.76 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Nebulizer Treat; Initial+11 more lines at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $400.40 | $572.00 | $24.84–$1,733.76 | 30% |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION+10 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC IPPB TX ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION REPEAT+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Inhalation Treatment For Acute Airway Obstruction+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $439.00 | $439.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $882.06 | $3,266.90 | $7.02–$2,744.20 | 73% |
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Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
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Outpatient: lowest $21.84, median $192.50, highest $439.00 — a 20.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 41 facilities here, median $192.50. 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 40 of 44 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 breathing treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breathing treatment explained.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 94640 ($177.76). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, ILEwc - Nebulizer Treatment / Albuterol | $0.01 | file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, ILEwc - Nebulizer Treatment / Albuterol | $0.01 | file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, ILH RT CONTINUOS AEROSOL PER HOUR | $7.00 | file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, ILH OPS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $7.00 | file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, ILH AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT MDI [4112446] | $7.00 | file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, ILH AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $7.00 | file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, ILH PACU AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $7.00 | file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, ILPF-AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $16.10 | file |
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