Breathing treatment cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $71.40 to $1,477.20, with a median of $137.10. The lowest listed price is at UPMC St Margaret and 1 other hospital — $65.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $149.60 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 2026.
Lowest$71.40UPMC St Margaret + 1 more
Median$137.10half pay less
Highest$1,477.20in this market
Difference20.7×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 Pittsburgh, PA.
median
Lowest $71.40Highest $1,477.20
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC St Margaret lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 IPPB INITIAL/EVAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 MDI INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 IPV INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $71.40 | $119.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 AEROSOL AEROECLIPSE RX PER DAY | $75.18 | $107.40 | $36.52–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 TREATMENT IPPB | $75.18 | $107.40 | $36.52–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 DRUG AEROSOL RX PER DAY | $75.18 | $107.40 | $36.52–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 DRY POWDER INHALER RX | $83.54 | $119.35 | $40.58–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CONTINUOUS AEROSOL < 1HR | $83.54 | $119.35 | $40.58–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 MDI | $83.54 | $119.35 | $10.48–$447.20 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 MDI INITIAL | $96.00 | $160.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 IPPB INITIAL/EVAL | $96.00 | $160.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $96.00 | $160.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $96.00 | $160.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DRUG AEROSOL SUBSEQUENT | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DRUG AEROSOL/MDI - INIT ADMIN | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC MDI INITIAL | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT INITIAL | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $108.00 | $180.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 MDI INITIAL | $128.40 | $214.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $128.40 | $214.00 | $24.90–$213.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 HEATED AEROSOL INITIAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 IPV INITIAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 IPPB INITIAL/EVAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 MDI INITIAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CONT INHLN TX PER DAY | $145.80 | $243.00 | $11.42–$463.78 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $189.60 | $316.00 | $25.10–$278.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 MDI INITIAL | $189.60 | $316.00 | $25.10–$278.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $189.60 | $316.00 | $25.10–$278.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 IPV INITIAL | $272.40 | $454.00 | $24.67–$408.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $272.40 | $454.00 | $24.67–$408.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 MDI INITIAL | $272.40 | $454.00 | $24.67–$408.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $272.40 | $454.00 | $24.67–$408.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DRUG AEROSOL/MDI - INIT ADMIN | $272.40 | $454.00 | $24.67–$408.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 MDI INITIAL | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 IPV INITIAL | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 IPPB INITIAL/EVAL | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DRUG AEROSOL INITIAL | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DRUG AEROSOL ADMIN INITIAL | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DRUG AEROSOL/MDI - INIT ADMIN | $337.20 | $562.00 | $24.90–$477.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .IPPB | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 SVN & OR MDI INITIAL TX | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $662.28–$3,017.18 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SPONTANEOUS AEROSOL - MDI SUBSEQUENT | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .SPONTANEOUS AEROSOL TEST | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SPONTANEOUS AEROSOL - MDI INITIAL | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 FAC - AEROSOL TREATMENT | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 PULMICORT SPON AEROSAL | $1,477.20 | $2,462.00 | $829.69–$1,920.36 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $71.40, median $137.10, highest $1,477.20 — a 20.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $145.80. 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 none is it 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.