Breathing treatment cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $32.00 to $576.00, with a median of $181.16. The lowest listed price is at S E Lackey Memorial Hospital — $149.16 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $66.47 at 55 hospitals.
- The median here, $181.16, is 10% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital lowest Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | $5.95–$154.99 | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC TRMT W/DEVICE TO CREATE POS AIR PRESSURE TO ASSIST W/COUGHING+1 more line at this price File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $38.13 | $93.00 | $30.04–$311.46 | 59% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC+1 more line at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $52.71 | $251.00 | $95.38–$517.02 | 79% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPV Initial+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.75 | $545.00 | $6.59–$545.00 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPPB Subsequent+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $115.74 | $643.00 | $6.59–$643.00 | 82% |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Apr 30, 2025 · source file | $175.00 | $250.00 | $97.50–$479.01 | 30% |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPPB Initial+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.32 | $892.00 | $6.59–$892.00 | 79% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $192.00 | $480.00 | $171.00–$480.00 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $192.00 | $480.00 | $171.28–$494.26 | 60% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPPB Subsequent+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.25 | $1,335.00 | $6.45–$1,335.00 | 85% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC AEROSOL TREATMENT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.53 | $431.00 | $75.00–$615.16 | 37% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC AEROSOL /IPPB/MDI TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $332.64 | $528.00 | $75.00–$615.16 | 37% |
| Magee general hospital one side Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Rt Inhalation Treatment+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $576.00 | $576.00 | $193.75–$576.00 | — |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Aerosol Trmnt Sub (Press/N-Press)+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $576.00 | $576.00 | $193.75–$576.00 | — |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $629.00 | $629.00 | $139.98–$566.10 | — |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $892.34 | $5,948.91 | $6.59–$5,948.91 | 85% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,232.88 | $8,219.20 | $6.59–$7,397.28 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,403.72 | $7,798.44 | $6.59–$7,380.63 | 82% |
Outpatient: lowest $32.00, median $181.16, highest $576.00 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $214.08. 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 11 of 12 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 breathing treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breathing treatment explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 94640 ($177.76). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MSHC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $8.00 | file |