Breathing treatment cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $136.50 to $387.50, with a median of $136.50. The lowest listed price is at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital and 7 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $203.49 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $136.50 | $273.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT- NEBULIZER | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC INHALATION AIRWAY TREATMENT � MDI | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC INHALATION AIRWAY TREATMENT � NEBULIZER | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT- NEBULIZER | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC INHALATION AIRWAY TREATMENT � MDI | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC INHALATION AIRWAY TREATMENT � NEBULIZER | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PULMONARY PROC SMALL VOLUME NEB TREAT | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PULMONARY PROC SMALL VOLUME NEB TREAT | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC IPPB / INHALATION TREATMENT | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PROC IPPB / INHALATION TREATMENT | $195.16 | $343.00 | $86.44–$274.40 | 43% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $216.45 | $263.55 | $208.87–$307.96 | 18% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC MDI INIT TREATMENT IP BNDL | $257.28 | $384.00 | $103.68–$364.80 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC MDI INIT TREATMENT IP BNDL | $257.28 | $384.00 | $103.68–$364.80 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC MDI INIT TREATMENT IP BNDL | $257.28 | $384.00 | $103.68–$364.80 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INHALATION TREATMENT (NEBULIZER/MDI) IP BNDL | $258.62 | $386.00 | $104.22–$366.70 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INHALATION TREATMENT (NEBULIZER/MDI) IP BNDL | $258.62 | $386.00 | $104.22–$366.70 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INHALATION TREATMENT (NEBULIZER/MDI) IP BNDL | $258.62 | $386.00 | $104.22–$366.70 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $387.50 | $775.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $136.50, median $136.50, highest $387.50 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $136.50. 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 4 of 4 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.