Breathing treatment cost in Slidell, LA — inpatient
In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $559.30 to $559.30, with a median of $559.30. Across Louisiana, the median is $91.80 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway Medical Center Covington, LA · (985) 809-9888 NEBULIZER TREATMENT-INITIAL | $559.30 | $685.00 | $104.00–$559.30 | 18% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $559.30, median $559.30, highest $559.30.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $314.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.