Breathing treatment cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.54 to $449.57, with a median of $78.52. The lowest price is at Baxter Health (Mountain Home). The highest price is 24.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.52, is 52% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Arkansas ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 53 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.54Baxter Health
Median$78.52half of hospitals charge less
Highest$449.57in Arkansas
Lowest saves$59.98vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Health lowest Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Updraft W/Albuterol | $18.54 | $30.90 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Chicot Memorial Medical Center Lake Village · Lake Village, AR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $24.55 | $24.55 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $37.65 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia Arkadelphia · Arkadelphia, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $42.38 | $169.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado El Dorado · El Dorado, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $42.38 | $169.52 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs Heber Springs · Heber Springs, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $42.38 | $169.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville · Clarksville, AR MDI/UPDRAFT TRMT;ADD'L PER DAY | $42.77 | $77.77 | Nov 25, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 94640T Respiratory Inhaled Pressure Or Nonpressure Treatment | $43.00 | $43.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital Salem · Salem, AR RT AC SET UP | $46.20 | $66.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton · Morrilton, AR AIRWAY INHALATION TRTMNT | $46.81 | $214.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $47.69 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR AEROSOL MED VENT | $52.90 | $216.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR RHC PRESSURIZEDNONPRESSURIZED INHALATION | $53.25 | $53.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR Bland Aero Tx Ea Day Subq Tx | $56.64 | $223.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR UPDRAFT WITH PEP/FLUTTER | $59.09 | $237.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital Siloam Springs · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR INHALATION TRTMT INI | $70.70 | $235.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $75.40 | $116.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Meter Dose Inhaler | $75.40 | $116.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $75.40 | $116.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren · Fort Smith, AR-OK 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Drew County Monticello · Monticello, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Hot Spring County Malvern · Malvern, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart Stuttgart · Stuttgart, AR 94640 - PRESSURIZED-NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $78.52 | $314.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $80.60 | $124.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR INHALATION TRTMT INI | $96.74 | $460.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $105.95 | $163.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $105.95 | $163.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $106.60 | $164.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR INHALATION TRTMT INI | $110.56 | $460.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville · Russellville, AR Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $112.50 | $225.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR MED NEB PER TX | $117.28 | $234.57 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR UPDRAFT NEBULIZATION INTL TX | $127.75 | $580.69 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR RT CHARGE MDI -> Initial | $140.00 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR RT CHARGE Neb/MDI/DPI Therapy -> Initial | $140.00 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR PEAK FLOW / VITAL CAPACITY | $150.03 | $600.12 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR INHALATION TRTMT INI | $152.02 | $460.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR METERED DOSE INHALER | $162.07 | $162.07 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $177.45 | $273.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Forrest City Arkansas Hospital Forrest City · Forrest City, AR Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $196.39 | $327.31 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Ashley County Medical Center Crossett · Crossett, AR ULTRASONIC NEBULIZATION TX INITIAL | $208.00 | $520.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR MIST TENT / DAY | $210.60 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $229.50 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Hope · Hope, AR NEBULIZER TX INITIAL | $244.07 | $610.17 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR INHALATION TREATMENT FOR DIAG PURPOSES | $266.00 | $665.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville · Blytheville, AR AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $283.16 | $422.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Smc Regional Medical Center Osceola · Blytheville, AR 94640 SPUTUM INDUCT TRMT | $283.18 | $422.03 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR AEROSOL/VAPOR INHALE INITIAL | $300.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McGehee Hospital McGehee · McGehee, AR UPDRAFT TRMT INT | $449.57 | $671.00 | Apr 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 9 | $52.90 | $78.52 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 6 | $70.70 | $144.00 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 4 | $78.52 | $92.24 |
| Blytheville, AR | 2 | $283.16 | $283.17 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $18.54 | $35.90 |
| Russellville, AR | 2 | $112.50 | $131.26 |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $42.38 | $42.38 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $106.60 | $106.60 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $80.60 | $80.60 |
| Clarksville, AR | 1 | $42.77 | $42.77 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $210.60 | $210.60 |
| Crossett, AR | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $117.28 | $117.28 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $42.38 | $42.38 |
| Forrest City, AR | 1 | $196.39 | $196.39 |
| Heber Springs, AR | 1 | $42.38 | $42.38 |
| Hope, AR | 1 | $244.07 | $244.07 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $162.07 | $162.07 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $56.64 | $56.64 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $152.02 | $152.02 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $47.69 | $47.69 |
| Lake Village, AR | 1 | $24.55 | $24.55 |
| McGehee, AR | 1 | $449.57 | $449.57 |
| Monticello, AR | 1 | $78.52 | $78.52 |
| Morrilton, AR | 1 | $46.81 | $46.81 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $78.52 | $78.52 |
| Malvern, AR | 1 | $78.52 | $78.52 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $37.65 | $37.65 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Salem, AR | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Stuttgart, AR | 1 | $78.52 | $78.52 |
| Waldron, AR | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
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
- Arizona$259.79
- 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.