Breathing treatment cost in San Antonio, TX
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.06 to $1,073.98, with a median of $445.31. The lowest listed price is at Medina Regional Hospital — $427.25 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $201.00 at 293 hospitals.
- The median here, $445.31, is 170% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- San Antonio, TX ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 5 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 13, 2026 and Oct 7, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Regional Hospital lowest Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $18.06 | $20.06 | $4.81–$969.18 | 10% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 SPUTUM INDUCTION/COLLECTION File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $94.44 | $104.93 | $25.18–$969.18 | 10% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY+1 more line at this price File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $101.16 | $112.39 | $26.97–$969.18 | 10% |
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 703-8211 HC 94640 PRESS/N-PRESS INHLJ TX F/AAO/SPTM INDCTJ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file | $121.11 | $367.00 | $40.37–$651.22 | 67% |
| University Health System one side San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC RT MDI/DPI+5 more lines at this price File of Oct 7, 2026 · source file | $140.25 | $561.00 | $33.00–$1,402.50 | 75% |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC PBB INHALATION TREATMENT File of Oct 7, 2026 · source file | $140.25 | $561.00 | $33.00–$1,402.50 | 75% |
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 703-8211 HC 94640 MDI/NEB INITIAL File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file | $197.67 | $599.00 | $65.89–$651.22 | 67% |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 INHAL TRMT F/OBSTR-SPTM MDI,IN+2 more lines at this price File of May 21, 2026 · source file | $245.00 | $490.00 | $6.88–$719.43 | 50% |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $259.93 | $259.93 | $13.00–$220.94 | — |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 AEROSOL TMT, SUBS File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $289.37 | $321.52 | $77.16–$969.18 | 10% |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 INHALATION TRT;EZ PAP SUBSEQNT+4 more lines at this price File of May 21, 2026 · source file | $304.50 | $609.00 | $6.88–$719.43 | 50% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 AEROSOL TMT, INITIAL File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $308.43 | $342.69 | $82.25–$969.18 | 10% |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak Spring Branch, TX · (210) 638-2101 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $445.31 | $445.31 | $22.27–$378.51 | — |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $445.31 | $445.31 | $22.27–$445.31 | — |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 IPPB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $554.11 | $554.11 | $27.71–$470.99 | — |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 IPPB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $554.11 | $554.11 | $27.71–$554.11 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Landmark San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 SM VOL NEB+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $128.88–$912.88 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak Spring Branch, TX · (210) 638-2101 IPPB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$912.88 | — |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 SM VOL NEB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$912.88 | — |
| Northeast Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 INH TX AC AWY OBST+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$912.88 | — |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 SM VOL NEB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$1,073.98 | — |
| Methodist Specialty and Transplant San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 IPPB+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$1,073.98 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 INH TX AC AWY OBST+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $128.88–$912.88 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa Jourdanton, TX · (830) 769-3515 INH TX AC AWY OBST+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$912.88 | — |
| Methodist Texsan Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 INH TX AC AWY OBST+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.98 | $1,073.98 | $53.70–$912.88 | — |
| Methodist Texsan Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,101.29 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Landmark San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $155.48–$1,101.29 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa Jourdanton, TX · (830) 769-3515 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,101.29 | — |
| Methodist Specialty and Transplant San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $868.07 | — |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,295.63 | — |
| Northeast Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,101.29 | — |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,101.29 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak Spring Branch, TX · (210) 638-2101 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,295.63 | $1,295.63 | $64.78–$1,101.29 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $18.06, median $445.31, highest $1,073.98 — a 59.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $140.25. 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 4 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 94640 ($177.76). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TXMDI/DPI SUBSEQUENT TX | $16.04 | file |