Breathing treatment cost in Oshkosh, WI — inpatient
In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $46.20 to $62.50, with a median of $54.35. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $8.15 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $66.95 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 24, 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC AIRWAY INHALATION TRMT RPT W MOD | $46.20 | $84.00 | $58.80–$79.80 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC AIRWAY INHALATION TRMT RPT W MOD | $46.20 | $84.00 | $58.80–$79.80 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC FV AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $62.15 | $113.00 | $79.10–$107.35 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC FV AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $62.15 | $113.00 | $79.10–$107.35 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 RESP TX INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT | $62.50 | $125.00 | $75.00–$106.25 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one side Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC FV AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT RT | $66.96 | $121.75 | $85.23–$115.66 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one side Neenah, WI · (920) 969-7900 HBC FV AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT RT | $66.96 | $121.75 | $85.23–$115.66 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 SPUTUM SPEC AEROSOL INDUCED | $85.00 | $170.00 | $102.00–$144.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $46.20, median $54.35, highest $62.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $46.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.