Breathing treatment cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $30.20 to $557.00, with a median of $321.00. The lowest price is at Monroe County Healthcare Authority (Monroeville). The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Healthcare Authority lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL UDN TX SUBSEQUENT | $30.20 | $75.50 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Mdi Treatment | $109.53 | $254.73 | — source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $163.00 | $326.00 | Nov 19, 2025 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 |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $300.50 | $300.50 | — 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 |
| 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 |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 5 | $109.53 | $321.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $300.50 | $379.32 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $199.10 | $199.10 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $163.00 | $163.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $30.20 | $30.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $363.23 | $363.23 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
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.
Breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction in other states
- Alaska$396.81
- Arizona$584.00
- Arkansas$75.40
- California$313.05
- Colorado$477.97
- Connecticut$215.15
- Delaware$293.28
- Florida$223.46
- Georgia$188.76
- Hawaii$89.10
- Idaho$463.00
- Illinois$187.50
- Indiana$112.80
- Iowa$87.84
- Kansas$155.35
- Kentucky$299.40
- Louisiana$78.88
- Maine$181.77
- Maryland$72.00
- Massachusetts$217.00
- Michigan$192.10
- Minnesota$116.70
- Mississippi$57.73
- Missouri$118.30
- Montana$163.43
- Nebraska$101.64
- Nevada$238.00
- New Hampshire$90.84
- New Jersey$253.00
- New Mexico$142.74
- New York$223.72
- North Carolina$81.20
- North Dakota$128.80
- Ohio$182.52
- Oklahoma$75.24
- Oregon$91.65
- Pennsylvania$149.60
- Rhode Island$219.00
- South Carolina$152.25
- South Dakota$172.80
- Tennessee$94.08
- Texas$203.49
- Utah$140.91
- Vermont$38.33
- Virginia$138.00
- Washington$200.74
- West Virginia$126.35
- Wisconsin$66.95
- Wyoming$47.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.