Breathing treatment cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $133.80 to $163.80, with a median of $157.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $24.00 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $138.00 at 37 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $133.80 | $446.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Sputum Induction | $140.70 | $469.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Sputum Induction | $163.80 | $273.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $172.20 | $287.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $172.20 | $287.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $172.20 | $287.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $172.20 | $287.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $133.80, median $157.80, highest $163.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $157.80 — 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.