Breathing treatment cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $32.61 to $275.84, with a median of $160.46. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Lakes Health Services and 1 other hospital — $127.85 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $116.70 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
Lowest$32.61Fairview Lakes Health Services + 1 more
Median$160.46half pay less
Highest$275.84in this market
Difference8.5×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
median
Lowest $32.61Highest $1,145.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Lakes Health Services lowest Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $32.61 | $52.00 | $5.41–$46.80 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital lowest Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $32.61 | $52.00 | $5.41–$46.80 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $33.24 | $53.00 | $5.41–$47.70 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Airway inhalation treatment | $83.20 | $320.00 | $54.80–$368.66 | 74% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Airway Inhalation Treatm | $83.20 | $320.00 | $54.80–$368.66 | 74% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Airway Inhalation Treatm | $93.98 | $254.00 | $0.24–$379.47 | 63% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX EZPAP W NEB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI VENT | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX HELIUM | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX IPPB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI VENT | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI/DPI | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX EZPAP W NEB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX HELIUM | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI/DPI | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX HELIUM | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX IPPB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI VENT | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI/DPI | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX EZPAP W NEB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $92.59–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX IPPB | $116.70 | $208.40 | $127.69–$208.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Airway inhalation treatment | $118.40 | $320.00 | $0.24–$379.47 | 63% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB PER TX- PACU | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB INITIAL-SSU | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB INITIAL- PACU | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB INITIAL - ED | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB INITIAL | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB INITIAL - PRC | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB AEROSOL INITIAL W DEMO | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB SUBSEQUENT-SSU | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB SUBSEQUENT- PACU | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB SUBSEQUENT - ED | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB SUBSEQUENT - PRC | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 METANEB | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB FOR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB CONTINUOUS <12 HR | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 IPPB AIR/O2 W/WO NEB PER TX | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB PER TX | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB PER TX-CV PreOp | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 NEB PER TX - PRC | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 MDI PER TX | $142.00 | $142.00 | $48.00–$127.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Airway inhalation treatment | $147.06 | $326.00 | $69.18–$375.48 | 55% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX IPPB | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX EZPAP W NEB | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI/DPI | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX EZPAP W NEB | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI VENT | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX IPPB | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI VENT | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX MDI/DPI | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $160.46 | $334.30 | $223.71–$280.81 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX HELIUM | $161.09 | $335.60 | $224.58–$281.90 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RC AIRWAY INHALATION TX HELIUM | $161.09 | $335.60 | $224.58–$281.90 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Airway Inhalation Treatm | $164.64 | $313.00 | $124.32–$519.70 | 47% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Airway inhalation treatment | $164.64 | $313.00 | $124.32–$519.70 | 47% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Airway inhalation treatment | $182.26 | $701.00 | $82.71–$525.75 | 74% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $182.34 | $346.00 | $113.83–$533.77 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Inhalation Treatment | $182.34 | $346.00 | $113.83–$533.77 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Inhalation nebulizer treatment | $182.34 | $346.00 | $112.71–$501.82 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $182.34 | $346.00 | $112.71–$501.82 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Inhalation Treatment | $182.34 | $346.00 | $112.71–$501.82 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Inhalation nebulizer treatment | $182.34 | $346.00 | $113.83–$533.77 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $230.98 | $576.00 | $154.02–$518.40 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $259.58 | $647.33 | $337.26–$582.59 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.26 | $649.01 | $338.14–$584.11 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.45 | $649.48 | $338.38–$584.53 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.59 | $649.85 | $173.77–$584.86 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.65 | $650.00 | $338.65–$585.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.65 | $650.00 | $338.65–$585.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.65 | $650.00 | $338.65–$585.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.65 | $650.00 | $338.65–$585.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $260.65 | $650.00 | $338.65–$585.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.69 | $650.09 | $338.69–$585.08 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.69 | $650.09 | $338.69–$585.08 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.69 | $650.09 | $338.69–$585.08 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $260.69 | $650.09 | $338.69–$585.08 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, INITIAL | $275.84 | $649.01 | $338.14–$584.11 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC INHALATION/NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADDITIONAL | $276.03 | $649.48 | $338.38–$584.53 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 HELIUM/O2 INITIAL DAY | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $387.01–$1,030.50 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $32.61, median $160.46, highest $275.84 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $160.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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.