Breathing treatment cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.20 to $557.00, with a median of $125.25. The lowest price is at Evergreen Medical Center (Evergreen). The highest price is 30.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $125.25, is 24% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Alabama ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 94640. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.20Evergreen Medical Center
Median$125.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$557.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$107.05vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Medical Center lowest Evergreen · Evergreen, AL OXYGEN IN E.R. | $18.20 | $28.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL PEP INITIAL | $19.50 | $75.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL UDN TX SUBSEQUENT | $30.20 | $75.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL RT-COUGH ASSIST INIT EVAL/DEMO | $31.00 | $31.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL IPPB TREATMENT | $33.00 | $33.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL IPPB TREATMENT | $33.00 | $33.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL UPDRAFT SUBSEQUENT | $34.06 | $34.06 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center one side Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC RT SVN TREATMENT SUBQ | $36.55 | $85.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion one side Winfield · Winfield, AL HC RT SVN TREATMENT SUBQ | $36.55 | $85.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $39.33 | $436.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Acorn Neb-Initial | $45.00 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL RT-MDI INITIAL EVAL/ DEMO | $47.30 | $47.30 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL RT-MDI INITIAL EVAL/ DEMO | $47.30 | $47.30 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL RT-MDI INITIAL EVAL/ DEMO | $50.00 | $50.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $57.74 | $481.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Aerosol Tx Addt L | $67.00 | $279.00 | — source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $68.10 | $454.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL ER-UPDRAFT TREATMENT | $97.80 | $163.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $99.15 | $661.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $106.80 | $267.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $109.20 | $182.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Mdi Treatment | $109.53 | $254.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Pressurized or Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment for Acute Airway Obstruction for Therapeutic Purposes and/or for Diagnostic Purposes | $109.53 | $254.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL IPV Nebulizer-Initial | $125.25 | $167.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Sputum Collection Method -> Nasal wash | $136.00 | $208.54 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL UPDRAFT TX | $136.00 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL AEROSOL TREATMENT 1ST DAILY | $138.88 | $277.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL INDUCED SPUTUM COLLECT | $138.88 | $277.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $145.44 | $807.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $168.00 | $336.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $195.00 | $898.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 94640 Inhalation Treatment - AMB Admin Charge albuterol | $199.10 | $362.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA P OR NP INHAL TREAT | $223.71 | $447.42 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $239.50 | $479.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL IPPB TREATMENT | $267.03 | $267.03 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL IPPB TREATMENT | $267.03 | $267.03 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $267.03 | $267.03 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $300.50 | $300.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $300.50 | $300.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $321.00 | $321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $321.00 | $321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $321.00 | $321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $321.00 | $321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MDI (METERED DOSE INHALER) TREATMENT | $327.56 | $431.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL INHALATION TREATMENT | $363.23 | $427.33 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL INHALATION TRTMT INI | $458.14 | $2,545.21 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Inhalation Treatment Subseq | $557.00 | $557.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $34.06 | $125.25 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $33.00 | $300.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $267.03 | $267.03 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $47.30 | $47.30 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $57.74 | $126.37 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $97.80 | $103.50 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $19.50 | $25.25 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $67.00 | $194.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $136.00 | $137.44 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $199.10 | $199.10 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $327.56 | $327.56 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $145.44 | $145.44 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $68.10 | $68.10 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $39.33 | $39.33 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $223.71 | $223.71 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $138.88 | $138.88 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $36.55 | $36.55 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $239.50 | $239.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $30.20 | $30.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $363.23 | $363.23 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $106.80 | $106.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $36.55 | $36.55 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breathing treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breathing treatment explained.
Breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction in other states
- Alaska$424.32
- Arizona$259.79
- Arkansas$78.52
- California$322.92
- Colorado$286.25
- Connecticut$215.15
- Delaware$293.28
- District of Columbia$320.06, 3 hospitals
- Florida$260.20
- Georgia$188.76
- Hawaii$181.43
- Idaho$208.60
- Illinois$192.50
- Indiana$112.80
- Iowa$118.80
- Kansas$127.80
- Kentucky$132.06
- Louisiana$93.94
- Maine$190.47
- Maryland$151.17
- Massachusetts$292.50
- Michigan$169.68
- Minnesota$116.70
- Mississippi$66.47
- Missouri$140.38
- Montana$109.80
- Nebraska$148.52
- Nevada$236.10
- New Hampshire$129.58
- New Jersey$225.22
- New Mexico$120.60
- New York$224.00
- North Carolina$104.34
- North Dakota$104.50
- Ohio$175.50
- Oklahoma$132.00
- Oregon$170.38
- Pennsylvania$223.00
- Puerto Rico$49.41, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$219.00
- South Carolina$156.29
- South Dakota$217.60
- Tennessee$98.55
- Texas$201.00
- Utah$280.34
- Vermont$194.28
- Virginia$157.80
- Washington$200.74
- West Virginia$204.80
- Wisconsin$86.45
- Wyoming$109.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.