Breathing treatment cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 28 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $22.40 to $749.05, with a median of $253.00. The lowest listed price is at Nassau University Medical Center — $230.60 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $223.72 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 22 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$22.40Nassau University Medical Center
Median$253.00half pay less
Highest$749.05in this market
Difference33.4×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $22.40Highest $760.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau University Medical Center lowest East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $22.40 | $32.00 | $7.42–$22.35 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 MDI TREATMENT | $24.00 | $24.00 | $3.00–$236.00 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $54.50 | $545.00 | $39.84–$545.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $54.50 | $545.00 | $39.84–$436.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | $8.60–$476.53 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Brooklyn, NY HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | $8.60–$476.53 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk one side Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | $8.60–$476.53 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Mineola, NY HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | $8.60–$476.53 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | $8.60–$476.53 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 I/T Spltum Induction | $141.88 | $202.68 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $151.72 | $151.72 | — | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $160.14 | $160.14 | — | — | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Tx Airway Inhalation | $222.24 | $552.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $225.12 | $545.00 | $90.47–$545.00 | 59% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $235.86 | $235.86 | — | — | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Tx Airway Inhalation | $246.00 | $246.00 | — | — | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Tx Airway Inhalation | $250.00 | $250.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Tx Airway Inhalation | $256.00 | $256.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Tx Airway Inhalation | $271.40 | $602.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 AEROSOL/MDI TX | $286.20 | $477.00 | $106.75–$502.09 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 AEROSOL TX MINI NEB | $286.20 | $477.00 | $106.75–$502.09 | 40% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $293.48 | $677.30 | $96.57–$643.44 | 57% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $296.40 | $494.00 | $110.56–$502.09 | 40% | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $351.00 | $351.00 | $33,011.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $371.00 | $371.00 | $500.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $371.00 | $371.00 | $500.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $376.00 | $376.00 | $33,011.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing | $432.00 | $480.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $432.62 | $432.62 | — | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MINI NEB TX ADULT SUBSEQUENT | $450.00 | $450.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MINI NEB TX NEO/PED SUBSEQUENT | $474.00 | $474.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $493.00 | $493.00 | $500.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $493.00 | $493.00 | $500.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHALATION THERAPY,NEBULIZER | $500.00 | $500.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 P-F Airway Inhal Trt | $525.68 | $750.97 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 I/T Aerosol | $525.70 | $751.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 I/T Hnd Hld Nebulizr/Mdi | $525.70 | $751.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Airway Inhalation Treatment | $525.70 | $751.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 I/T Continuous Med Neb 1 Hr | $525.70 | $751.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 I/T Special Gases Per Cylinder | $525.70 | $751.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $657.90 | $774.00 | $5,834.00 | 15% | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $749.05 | $749.05 | — | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THERAPY SUBSEQUENT | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THERAPY INITIAL | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THER SPUTUM INDUCT SUB | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THER SPUTUM INDUCT INI | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THER RIBAVARIN TX SUBS | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 AEROSOL THER RIBAVARIN TX INIT | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHAL.TX FR OBST/SPUT PROD NEB | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHAL.TX OBST/SPUT/NEB SUBSQ | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 NEBULIZER TX | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHALATION TREATMENT | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HELIOX TX | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MINI NEB TX ADULT INITIAL | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MDI TREATMENTS | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHALATION TX,NEBULIZER | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MINI NEB TX NEO/PED INITIAL | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INHAL TX AIRWAY OBST/SPUTUM | $760.00 | $760.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $22.40, median $253.00, highest $749.05 — a 33.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 46 facilities here, median $240.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 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 4 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 94640 ($173.55). 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.
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NYPR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $9.66 | file |