Breathing treatment cost in Fargo, ND
In Fargo, ND-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $156.75 to $261.60, with a median of $209.18. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Fargo — $52.43 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $128.80 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 4, 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 Fargo, ND-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Fargo lowest Fargo, ND · (701) 364-8000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $156.75 | $209.00 | $56.01–$177.65 | 25% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo, ND · (701) 364-8000 METERED DOSE INHALER TX | $160.50 | $214.00 | $57.35–$181.90 | 25% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 NEB SUBSEQ TX | $261.60 | $327.00 | $7.99–$294.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 MDI SUBSEQ TX | $261.60 | $327.00 | $7.99–$294.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 ED 94640 NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $261.60 | $327.00 | $7.99–$294.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 ED 94640 NON OR PRES'D INHALATION TX | $261.60 | $327.00 | $7.99–$294.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 MDI INITIAL TX | $261.60 | $327.00 | $7.99–$294.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $156.75, median $209.18, highest $261.60 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $209.18. 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 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 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.