Breathing treatment cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $77.81 to $481.11, with a median of $112.80. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $34.99 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $112.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 31, 2026 and May 5, 2026.
Lowest$77.81Major Hospital
Median$112.80half pay less
Highest$481.11in this market
Difference6.2×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
median
Lowest $77.81Highest $3,241.93
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $77.81 | $251.00 | $123.52–$463.36 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $112.46 | $160.65 | $99.60–$440.19 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 METER DOSE INH-INITIAL TX | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 METER DOSE INH-INITIAL TX | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $141.60 | $236.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $141.60 | $236.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $141.60 | $236.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $141.60 | $236.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $144.60 | $241.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $144.60 | $241.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 INHAL RX PRS/NONPR AIRWAY OBST | $144.60 | $241.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 AERO/ACUPAP/SPUT/MDI/NEB/EZ/NPI | $144.60 | $241.00 | $2.38–$25.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN EZPAP SUBSEQUENT | $145.92 | $256.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Meter Dose Inhaler (MDI) Subsequent | $145.92 | $256.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN EZPAP SUBSEQUENT | $145.92 | $256.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Aerosol Subsequent | $145.92 | $256.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Meter Dose Inhaler (MDI) Subsequent | $145.92 | $256.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Aerosol Subsequent | $145.92 | $256.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $194.40 | $243.00 | $105.61–$384.57 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 METER DOSE INHALER | $262.80 | $438.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $262.80 | $438.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION SPUTUM INDUCT | $262.80 | $438.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Aerosol Initial | $445.17 | $781.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Aerosol Initial | $445.17 | $781.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Meter Dose Inhaler (MDI) Initial | $469.11 | $823.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Meter Dose Inhaler (MDI) Initial | $469.11 | $823.00 | $41.42 | 43% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Airway Inhalation Treatment | $481.11 | $534.57 | $24.00–$534.57 | 10% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN EZPAP INITIAL | $510.15 | $895.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN EZPAP INITIAL | $510.15 | $895.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN AIRWAY SUCTION Charge | $621.87 | $1,091.00 | $24.84 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN AIRWAY SUCTION Charge | $621.87 | $1,091.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Airway Inhalation Treatment | $3,241.93 | $3,602.14 | $24.00–$3,602.14 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.81, median $112.80, highest $481.11 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $112.80. 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 14 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.