Breathing treatment cost in Dothan, AL — inpatient
In Dothan, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $136.20 to $206.28, with a median of $171.24. The lowest listed price is at Flowers Hospital — $35.04 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $109.37 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 Dothan, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Hospital lowest Dothan, AL · (334) 793-5000 INHALATION TRTMT INI | $136.20 | $454.00 | $113.50–$408.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $206.28 | $515.69 | $1,081.86–$1,512.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $834.19 | $2,085.48 | $1,081.86–$1,512.00 | 60% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $136.20, median $171.24, highest $206.28 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $68.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.