Breathing treatment cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $301.41 to $317.22, with a median of $309.32. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $7.91 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.05 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $301.41 | $591.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $301.41 | $591.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $317.22 | $622.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $317.22 | $622.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $301.41, median $309.32, highest $317.22 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $309.32 — 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.