Breathing treatment cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 12 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $20.00 to $584.00, with a median of $584.00. The lowest listed price is at Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix — $564.00 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $584.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix lowest Phoenix, AZ MDI -> Subsequent | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ IPPB Treatment Each | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ IPPB Treatment Each | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC IPPB SVN | $268.72 | $290.00 | $120.64–$232.00 | 7% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ Aerosol Therapy -Nebulizer\ | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Aerosol Therapy -> Initial | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Aerosol Therapy -Nebulizer\ | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ Aerosol Therapy -> Initial | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ MDI -> Subsequent | $477.97 | $477.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.00, median $584.00, highest $584.00 — a 29.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $584.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.