Breathing treatment cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 12 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $39.60 to $567.51, with a median of $138.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters — $98.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $157.80 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $138.00, is 16% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Virginia Beach, VA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Virginia with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 94640, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PRES/NONPRESSR INH File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $39.60 | $44.00 | $10.12–$10.42 | 10% |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Medication Nebulizer File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $104.87 | $209.74 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $276.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Mid Inline T.X.+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Mid Inline T.X.+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Aerosol/Day+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Spec-Aerosol Nebulization+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Spec-Aerosol Nebulization+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Spec-Aerosol Nebulization+18 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.00 | $265.00 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.00 | $265.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.00 | $265.00 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 AEROSOL MED-INITIAL+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $256.25 | $284.72 | $45.12–$270.48 | 10% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $567.51 | $945.85 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $39.60, median $138.00, highest $567.51 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $138.00. 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 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 breathing treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breathing treatment explained.