Breathing treatment cost in Durham, NC — inpatient
In Durham, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction as an inpatient: from $37.26 to $37.26, with a median of $37.26. Across North Carolina, the median is $81.20 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 94640, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Durham, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 684-8111 Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $37.26 | $138.00 | $31.20–$200.57 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 684-8111 Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $37.26 | $138.00 | $31.74–$138.00 | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $37.26, median $37.26, highest $37.26.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $37.26 — 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 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.