Breathing treatment cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $118.32 to $216.00, with a median of $136.20. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $17.88 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $126.35 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG MDI INITIAL | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG MDI SUBSEQUENT | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG ASM AEROSOL TREATMENT | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG AEROSOL INITIAL | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG IPPB IP/OBS EA SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG AEROSOL SUBSEQUENT | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG IPPB INITIAL | $118.32 | $295.79 | $140.84–$347.40 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized i | $136.20 | $136.20 | $114.16–$136.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 94640 Pressurized or non pressurized | $136.20 | $136.20 | $114.16–$136.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Aerosol subsequent | $154.12 | $154.12 | $129.18–$154.12 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Sputum induction initial | $154.12 | $154.12 | $129.18–$154.12 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Inhalation Treatment Rehab | $154.12 | $154.12 | $129.18–$154.12 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 MDI subsequent | $154.12 | $154.12 | $129.18–$154.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 94640 Pressurized or non pressurized inhalation | $216.00 | $216.00 | $181.05–$216.00 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treat for acu | $216.00 | $216.00 | $181.05–$216.00 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 PEP VALUE- INITAL | $241.85 | $241.85 | $202.72–$241.85 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SPUTUM INDUCTION INITIAL-MEDISERVE LUNG | $241.85 | $241.85 | $202.72–$241.85 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 AER THER TREATMENT SUB.-MEDISERVE LUNG | $241.85 | $241.85 | $202.72–$241.85 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 IPV SUB | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 IPPB TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 AER THER TREATMENT SUB. | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 PEP TREATMENT- MEDISERVE RESP | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 M.D.I. TREATMENT SUB. | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 IPPB TMT-INITIAL | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Aerosol subsequent | $252.12 | $252.12 | $211.33–$252.12 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Airway inhalation treatment | $499.38 | $499.38 | $418.58–$499.38 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SUBSEQUENT INHALATION TX LEVEL 1 | $503.95 | $503.95 | $422.41–$503.95 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Sputum induction initial | $551.93 | $551.93 | $462.63–$551.93 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 MDI subsequent | $551.93 | $551.93 | $462.63–$551.93 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Inhalation Treatment Rehab | $551.93 | $551.93 | $462.63–$551.93 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SUBSEQUENT INHALATION TX LEVEL 2 | $1,259.73 | $1,259.73 | $1,055.91–$1,259.73 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SUBSEQUENT INHALATION TX LEVEL 3 BCE | $3,780.09 | $3,780.09 | $3,168.47–$3,780.09 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SUBSEQUENT INHALATION TX LEVEL 4 BE | $5,040.42 | $5,040.42 | $4,224.88–$5,040.42 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 SUBSEQUENT INHALATION TX LEVEL 5 BCE | $6,300.45 | $6,300.45 | $5,281.04–$6,300.45 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $118.32, median $136.20, highest $216.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $136.20. 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 1 of 3 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.