Breathing treatment cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $29.25 to $312.00, with a median of $104.06. The lowest listed price is at Saunders Medical Center — $74.81 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $148.52 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $104.06, is 37% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$29.25Saunders Medical Center
Median$104.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$312.00in this market
Difference10.7×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 Omaha, NE-IA.
median
Lowest $29.25Highest $617.04
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 BREATHING TX ACUTE AIRWAY File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $39.00 | — | 25% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RT- Sputum Induction+12 more lines at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $77.70 | $259.00 | $110.08–$240.00 | 70% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $83.00 | $166.00 | $61.42–$162.68 | 50% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RT- Nebulized Med-Inline-Initial+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $83.10 | $277.00 | $117.72–$240.00 | 70% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RT- Nebulized Medication Initial+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $86.40 | $288.00 | $122.40–$240.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Nebulized Medication Subsequent -ED+25 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $93.24 | $259.00 | $110.08–$240.00 | 64% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Inline Nebulized Medication-Initial - Aerosol Ther+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $99.72 | $277.00 | $117.72–$240.00 | 64% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RT- Metered Dose Initial TX+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $340.00 | $144.50–$240.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Nebulized Medication-Initial - Aerosol Therapy Pro+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $103.68 | $288.00 | $122.40–$240.00 | 64% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.06 | $242.00 | $15.38–$513.88 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.06 | $242.00 | $15.38–$513.88 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.06 | $242.00 | $15.38–$513.88 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.06 | $242.00 | $15.38–$513.88 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.06 | $242.00 | $15.38–$506.47 | 57% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Heated High Flow Subsequent Daily - RT Only Oxygen+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $105.30 | $351.00 | $149.18–$1,014.00 | 70% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $112.00 | $224.00 | $82.88–$219.52 | 50% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Metered Dose Inhaler-Initial - MDI/DPI Procedure C+5 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $122.40 | $340.00 | $144.50–$240.00 | 64% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Heated High Flow Subsequent Daily - RT Only Oxygen+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $126.36 | $351.00 | $149.18–$1,014.00 | 64% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $134.40 | $168.00 | $78.96–$164.64 | 20% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 RT EzPAP Subsequent CHARGE+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $193.50 | $258.00 | — | 25% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $216.00 | $216.00 | $82.08–$227.38 | — |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $480.00 | $83.86–$1,239.60 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $480.00 | $83.86–$1,239.60 | 35% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Infant Heated High Flow Set-Up - RT Only Oxygen Th+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $441.00 | $1,225.00 | $520.63–$1,014.00 | 64% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Heated High Flow Set Up - RT Only Oxygen Therapy P File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $514.20 | $1,714.00 | $728.45–$1,199.80 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Heated High Flow Set Up - RT Only Oxygen Therapy P+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $617.04 | $1,714.00 | $728.45–$1,199.80 | 64% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $29.25, median $104.06, highest $312.00 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $104.06. 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 12 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 2 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.