Breathing treatment cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $20.00 to $318.66, with a median of $258.91. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $238.91 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $223.72 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $20.00 | $40.00 | $6.27–$43.69 | 50% | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $24.45 | $41.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC COUGH ASSIST TREATMENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC NEBULIZER TX WITH MECH VENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC PRESSURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ FOR THERAP | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC PRESS_NONPRESS INHALER TRTMT FOR AC AWY OBS_SI FOR DIAG PUR_MDI_AERSL GEN_NEB_IPPB DEV_ | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC COUGH ASSIST TREATMENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC NEBULIZER TX WITH MECH VENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC PRESS_NONPRESS INHALER TRTMT FOR AC AWY OBS_SI FOR DIAG PUR_MDI_AERSL GEN_NEB_IPPB DEV_ | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC COUGH ASSIST TREATMENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC NEBULIZER TX WITH MECH VENT | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC PRESSURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ FOR THERAP | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC NEBULIZER TX WITH MECH VENT | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ SPUTUM INDUCTION | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC PRESSURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ FOR THERAP | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC COUGH ASSIST TREATMENT | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $318.66 | $398.32 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.00, median $258.91, highest $318.66 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $235.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.