Breathing treatment cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient
In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $44.94 to $44.94, with a median of $44.94. Across Missouri, the median is $118.30 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 PEP THERAPY SUBSEQUENT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 SM VOL NEBULIZER TX - INITAL | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 SM VOL NEBULIZER TX SUBSEQUENT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 METERED DOSE TX INIT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 PEP THERAPY INITIAL | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 EZ-PAP THERAPY - INITIAL | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 EZ-PAP THERAPY - SUBSEQUENT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 SM VOL NEB TX INITIAL | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 SM VOL NEB TX SUBSEQUENT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 METERED DOSE TX SUBSEQUENT | $82.95 | $207.38 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $44.94, median $44.94, highest $44.94.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $70.20 — 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.