Breathing treatment cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $96.50 to $640.80, with a median of $237.06. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $140.56 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $200.74 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Continuous Aerosol Therapy Subseq | $96.50 | $193.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Heliox Nebulizer Initial | $96.50 | $193.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hand Held Nebulizer Rx Initial | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Continuous Aerosol Therapy Initial | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Meter Dose Inhaler Initial | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hand Held Nebulizer Subseq Treatment | $111.00 | $222.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $131.10 | $454.82 | $327.48–$341.12 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $138.34 | $454.82 | $327.48–$341.12 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $138.89 | $454.82 | $195.58–$409.34 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $142.74 | $454.82 | $327.48–$341.12 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $150.64 | $454.82 | $327.48–$341.12 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $160.72 | $454.82 | $127.35–$409.34 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Nebulizer/Mdi 1 Unit per Date of Service | $313.40 | $313.40 | $4.86–$300.86 | — | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $356.00 | $445.00 | $37.83–$713.68 | 20% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - ACUTE AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT--FAC | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 SPUTUM INDUCTION | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 METER DOSE INHALER--SUBSEQUENT | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 METER DOSE INHALER--INITIAL | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER--SUBSEQUENT | $407.49 | $799.00 | $511.76–$639.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $477.88 | $919.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $477.88 | $919.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $96.50, median $237.06, highest $640.80 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $237.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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 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.