Breathing treatment cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 9 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $20.00 to $581.00, with a median of $477.97. The lowest listed price is at Denver Rehabilitation Hospital — $457.97 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $477.97 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 30, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Denver, CO MDI -> Subsequent | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO IPPB Treatment Each | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $70.70 | $101.00 | $51.52–$485.10 | 30% | — source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $152.49 | $435.66 | $17.46–$637.86 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY | $286.00 | $440.00 | $44.00–$404.80 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $376.35 | $579.00 | $57.90–$532.68 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO MDI -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO Aerosol Therapy -Nebulizer\ | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO Aerosol Therapy -> Initial | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO Aerosol Therapy -Nebulizer\ | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO Aerosol Therapy -> Initial | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO Aerosol Therapy -IPPB Treatmen | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=POSITIVE PRESS THERAPY W/AIRWAY INH TX | $481.00 | $740.00 | $74.00–$680.80 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $581.00 | $581.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.00, median $477.97, highest $581.00 — a 29.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $477.97. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.