Breathing treatment cost in Salinas, CA
In Salinas, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $40.00 to $40.00, with a median of $40.00. Across California, the median is $313.05 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Aug 14, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Monterey Salinas, CA · (831) 755-4111 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $40.00 | $40.00 | $9.86–$34.00 | — | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.00, median $40.00, highest $40.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.