Breathing treatment cost in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $221.40 to $241.20, with a median of $231.30. The lowest listed price is at Curators of the University of Missouri — $9.90 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $118.30 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Dec 15, 2025 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT, INITIAL-RT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 PRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MEDICATION ADMIN OUTPATIENT INITIAL (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MEDICATION ADMIN OUTPATIENT SUBSEQUENT (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MED NEBULIZER INITIAL TX (PFT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MED NEBULIZER-RT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 METERED DOSE INHALER-RT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INTRAPULMONARY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION TREATMENT-RT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 PRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT-RT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT-JIMC | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT -JPED | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MED NEBULIZER INITIAL TX | $221.40 | $369.00 | $129.15–$324.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MED NEBULIZER SUBS TX (PFT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INHALED MED NEBULIZER (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 METERED DOSE INHALER (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 INTRAPULMONARY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION TREATMENT (RT)-JRT | $221.40 | $369.00 | $193.39–$200.90 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 AEROSOL SAMEDAY INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 MDI EXT SAMEDAY INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 MDI EXTENDED INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 MDI INHALATION TREATMENT | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 MDI SAMEDAY INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 SPUTUM INDUCTION | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 AEROSOL INHALATION TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 METERED DOSE INHALER-JUTR | $266.40 | $444.00 | $155.40–$390.72 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $221.40, median $231.30, highest $241.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $231.30. 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 not 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.