Breathing treatment cost in Wheeling, WV — inpatient
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $114.00 to $159.50, with a median of $122.00. The lowest listed price is at Reynolds Memorial Hospital — $8.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $126.35 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital lowest Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $114.00 | $228.00 | $1,482.00–$12,172.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $122.00 | $244.00 | $2,417.74–$8,064.64 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $159.50 | $319.00 | $2,787.00–$12,172.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $2,417.74–$8,064.64 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $574.50 | $1,149.00 | $1,482.00–$12,172.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $4,435.50 | $8,871.00 | $2,787.00–$12,172.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $114.00, median $122.00, highest $159.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.