Breathing treatment cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $219.00 to $334.06, with a median of $219.00. The lowest listed price is at Newport Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Rhode Island, the median is $219.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Hospital lowest Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $262.79 | $262.79 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $334.06 | $334.06 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $219.00, median $219.00, highest $334.06 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $219.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.