Breathing treatment cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $140.00 to $140.00, with a median of $140.00. Across Arkansas, the median is $75.40 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 RT CHARGE MDI -> Initial | $140.00 | $175.00 | $87.50–$131.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 RT CHARGE Neb/MDI/DPI Therapy -> Initial | $140.00 | $175.00 | $87.50–$131.25 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 RT CHARGE IPPB -> Yes | $184.00 | $230.00 | $115.00–$172.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 INH TX AERO,NEB,MDI,IPPB | $184.00 | $230.00 | $115.00–$172.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $140.00, median $140.00, highest $140.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $96.71. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.