Breathing treatment cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $31.16 to $584.00, with a median of $259.79. The lowest price is at Benson Hospital (Benson). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $259.79, is 58% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Arizona ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 32 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.16Benson Hospital
Median$259.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$584.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$228.63vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Hospital lowest Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ HHN TX | $31.16 | $64.90 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ IPPB 1ST SUB MED TX | $67.48 | $118.39 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ BLAND AERO TX INIT EA DAY | $69.17 | $371.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 94640 Airway inhalation treatment | $74.40 | $93.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ SHIFT CHARGE - HEATED HIGH FLOW O2 ACTIVITY CCN | $80.74 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ BLAND AERO TX INIT EA DAY | $83.91 | $371.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ INHALATION TRTMT INI | $85.10 | $709.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $137.90 | $394.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC SVN EVAL&TREATMENT, INITIAL | $151.45 | $233.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ INHALATION TRTMT INI | $157.85 | $876.94 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ INHALATION TRTMT INI | $177.12 | $984.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction for therapeutic purposes and/or for diagnostic purposes such as sputum induction with an aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $213.14 | $355.24 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ Small Volume Nebulizer/Inhaler Treatment | $222.89 | $445.77 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ INHALATION TRTMT INI | $236.16 | $984.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ INHALATION TRTMT INI | $236.16 | $984.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ INH TX INITIAL EA DAY | $256.86 | $995.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction for therapeutic purposes and/or for diagnostic purposes such as sputum induction with an aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $262.72 | $437.86 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC IPPB SVN | $268.72 | $290.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ INH TX INITIAL EA DAY | $275.96 | $995.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Inhalation Treatment Initial | $309.11 | $618.22 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ NEB INITIAL TX | $311.40 | $519.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ INH TX EA SUBSEQ TX/DY ER | $340.80 | $907.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ INH TX INITIAL EA DAY | $340.80 | $907.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Tx For Acute Airway Obstr | $584.00 | $584.00 | 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 16 | $69.17 | $584.00 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $85.10 | $175.52 |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $157.85 | $206.64 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $80.74 | $194.92 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $31.16 | $52.78 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $222.89 | $222.89 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $67.48 | $67.48 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $311.40 | $311.40 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $151.45 | $151.45 |
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
- Alabama$125.25
- Alaska$424.32
- 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.