Breathing treatment cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $22.00 to $341.70, with a median of $155.10. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital — $133.10 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $140.38 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $155.10, is 6% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 15 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 2026.
Lowest$22.00Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
Median$155.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$341.70in this market
Difference15.5×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
median
Lowest $22.00Highest $976.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Sputum Induction Collection -> Yes File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $27.50 | — | 20% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 NEBULIZER TREATMENT File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $42.00 | $15.12–$60.00 | 30% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 Pressurized/Nonpres Inhalation Tr RHC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $17.28–$68.57 | 30% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $47.00 | $47.00 | $30.41–$39.95 | — |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction for therapeutic purposes and/or for diagnostic purposes such as sputum induction with an aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $53.01 | $85.50 | $36.45–$212.02 | 38% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 EzPAP - HYPERINFLATION THERAPY INITIAL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $86.80 | $124.00 | $44.64–$177.14 | 30% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 INHALATION TREATMENT File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $176.00 | $50.88–$160.16 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $115.70 | $178.00 | $55.84–$286.09 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $139.75 | $215.00 | $13.98–$267.02 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $144.95 | $223.00 | $215.16–$493.49 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 INHALATION TREATMENT File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $165.25 | $330.50 | $10.54–$297.45 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Meter Dose Inhaler+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $183.95 | $283.00 | $55.84–$493.49 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $190.80 | $265.00 | $49.92–$586.65 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $268.00 | $52.41–$586.65 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 NEB TREATMENT INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $195.30 | $279.00 | $100.44–$398.57 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $227.50 | $350.00 | $53.05–$493.49 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC HIGH EFF NEB AERO W/INSTR/TEACH DEVICE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $244.80 | $340.00 | $49.92–$586.65 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $260.00 | $400.00 | $96.00–$493.49 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $280.15 | $431.00 | $215.16–$493.49 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $299.52 | $416.00 | $83.20–$416.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $303.12 | $421.00 | $49.92–$583.03 | 28% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 INHALATION TRTMT INI File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $341.70 | $569.50 | $569.50 | 40% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 RT CHARGE Aerosol Therapy -> Subsequent+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $577.00 | $577.00 | $373.32–$490.45 | — |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 RT CHARGE Continuous Humidification -> Initial day File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $976.00 | $976.00 | $631.47–$829.60 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $155.10, highest $341.70 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $165.25. 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 14 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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 breathing treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breathing treatment explained.