Breathing treatment cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient
In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $126.00 to $158.70, with a median of $142.35. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Hospital — $16.35 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $152.25 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Sputum Induction | $126.00 | $210.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Sputum Induction | $126.00 | $210.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville, SC · (864) 271-3444 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $158.70 | $158.70 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $126.00, median $142.35, highest $158.70 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $126.00 — 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.