Breathing treatment cost in Seaford, DE
In Seaford, DE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $21.25 to $508.05, with a median of $285.60. The lowest listed price is at Beebe Medical Center — $264.35 less than the median here. Across Delaware, the median is $293.28 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 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 Seaford, DE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beebe Medical Center lowest Lewes, DE · (302) 645-3300 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $21.25 | $25.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Antibiotic Nebulizer Treatment | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Er Hand Held Nebulizer | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Hand Held Nebulizer | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Mdi With Spacer Treatment | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Sputum Induction | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Ultra Sonic Nebulizer Treatment | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Mdi With Spacer Initial | $285.60 | $340.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 HC Mdi Initial | $508.05 | $508.05 | $37.26–$595.10 | — | — source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 HC Hand Held Nebulizer/Ippb/Mdi-IP | $508.05 | $508.05 | $37.26–$595.10 | — | — source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 HC Hand Held Nebulizer/Ibb/Mdi-OP | $508.05 | $508.05 | $37.26–$595.10 | — | — source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 Aerosol Treatment | $508.05 | $508.05 | $37.26–$595.10 | — | — source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 Nebulizer Treatment | $508.05 | $508.05 | $108.00–$595.10 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.25, median $285.60, highest $508.05 — a 23.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $285.60. 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 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.