Breathing treatment cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 33 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $27.00 to $848.21, with a median of $302.50. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph's Hospital — $275.50 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $260.20 at 164 hospitals.
- The median here, $302.50, is 84% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 33 facilities across 21 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$27.00St. Joseph's Hospital
Median$302.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$848.21in this market
Difference31.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
median
Lowest $27.00Highest $848.21
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 CN NEBULIZER TREATMENT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $27.00 | $45.00 | $8.10–$45.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 RT NEBULIZER TX PEDI/NEO SUBSQ+17 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 RT AERO TX RIBOVIRAN SUBSQ+21 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 PY NEBULIZER TX INTL+19 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 RT AEROSOL GENERATOR+17 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 PY NEBULIZER TX INTL+19 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 PY NEBULIZER TX INTL+19 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 PY NEBULIZER TX INTL+19 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 RT AEROSOL GENERATOR+17 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 RT AEROSOL GENERATOR+17 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $76.50–$153.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital one side Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 NS RT AERO TX PULMOZYME INTL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $153.00 | $27.54–$153.00 | 40% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PACU OVERFLOW PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $98.50 | $197.00 | $37.23–$197.00 | 50% |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $149.34 | $149.34 | $7.02–$137.39 | — |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $156.66 | $156.66 | $7.36–$144.13 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $156.66 | $156.66 | $7.36–$144.13 | — |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $182.74 | $182.74 | $8.59–$168.12 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 MDI VENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $182.74 | $182.74 | $8.59–$168.12 | — |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FL · (727) 521-5121 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $190.18 | $190.18 | $8.94–$174.97 | — |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Airway Inhalation Treatment+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $280.70 | $802.00 | — | 65% |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · (813) 916-0600 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $302.50 | $302.50 | $14.22–$278.30 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $344.07 | $344.07 | $16.17–$316.54 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $414.68 | $414.68 | $19.49–$381.51 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $414.68 | $414.68 | $19.49–$381.51 | — |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital one side Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Rt Inhalation Treatment+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $439.20 | $1,098.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital one side Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Rt Mdi/Dpi+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $439.20 | $1,098.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Mdi Instr./1St Tx+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $439.20 | $1,098.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $439.20 | $1,098.00 | — | 60% |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · (727) 819-2929 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $450.99 | $450.99 | $21.20–$414.91 | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills one side Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.17 | $550.17 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel one side Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.17 | $550.17 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.17 | $550.17 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $556.14 | $556.14 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Dade City one side Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $556.14 | $556.14 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas one side Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $556.14 | $556.14 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview one side Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $556.14 | $556.14 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton one side Land O Lakes, FL HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $612.14 | $612.14 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Tampa, FL · (727) 834-4900 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $671.19 | $671.19 | $31.55–$617.49 | — |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL · (352) 596-6632 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $759.88 | $759.88 | $35.71–$699.09 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $814.92 | $814.92 | $38.30–$749.73 | — |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $814.92 | $814.92 | $38.30–$749.73 | — |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Apollo Beach, FL · (813) 634-3301 INH TX AC AWY OBST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $848.21 | $848.21 | $39.87–$780.35 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $27.00, median $302.50, highest $848.21 — a 31.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $280.70. 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 10 of 22 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.