Breathing treatment cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 15 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $148.20 to $1,049.00, with a median of $170.50. The lowest listed price is at Nazareth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $22.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $149.60 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $148.20 | $228.00 | $77.06–$638.33 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $148.20 | $228.00 | $78.20–$608.31 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.60 | $374.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.60 | $374.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.60 | $374.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.60 | $374.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.60 | $374.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Press/Nonpress Inhalation Treatment | $164.40 | $411.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Press/Nonpress Inhalation Treatment | $164.40 | $411.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Press/Nonpress Inhalation Treatment | $164.40 | $411.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Press/Nonpress Inhalation Treatment | $164.40 | $411.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Press/Nonpress Inhalation Treatment | $164.40 | $411.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $170.50 | $170.50 | $2,113.00–$3,895.00 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $227.50 | $350.00 | $45.50–$638.33 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $300.95 | $463.00 | $57.05–$449.39 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ INDUCED SPUTUM | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Nebulizer Treatment | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Nebulizer Treatment | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ INDUCED SPUTUM | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ AEROSOL RX - INITIAL | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ AEROSOL RX - INITIAL | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ INDUCED SPUTUM | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 AEROSOL RX - INITIAL | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 INDUCED SPUTUM | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ AEROSOL RX - INITIAL | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Nebulizer Treatment | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Nebulizer Treatment | $1,044.97 | $1,044.97 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Aerosol/Mdi Txn | $1,049.00 | $1,049.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Aerosol/Mdi Txn | $1,049.00 | $1,049.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $148.20, median $170.50, highest $1,049.00 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $149.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.