Breathing treatment cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $32.00 to $1,125.00, with a median of $286.25. The lowest price is at Haxtun Hospital District (Haxtun). The highest price is 35.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $286.25, is 74% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Colorado ranks 46th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 19 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$32.00Haxtun Hospital District
Median$286.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,125.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$254.25vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxtun Hospital District lowest Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Neb Treatment | $32.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO 94640 Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction or sputum induction for diagnostic purposes | $41.06 | $54.75 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 94640 INHLATN TX NEB/IPPB/AEROSOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction | $59.36 | $74.20 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $70.70 | $101.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $75.64 | $94.55 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $75.64 | $94.55 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $75.64 | $94.55 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $92.64 | $142.53 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $106.15 | $193.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $106.15 | $193.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $129.50 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $152.49 | $435.66 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $153.00 | $255.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $167.20 | $209.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO Rt Inhalation Treatment | $188.00 | $188.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Airway inhalation treatment | $216.00 | $216.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $224.00 | $400.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $224.68 | $374.47 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO HHN MED AEROSOL SUBSEQUENT | $231.00 | $577.50 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT - 94640 | $286.50 | $573.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $326.69 | $326.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $326.69 | $326.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $396.10 | $466.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $413.10 | $486.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO 94640 UPDRAFT TREATMENT | $456.75 | $609.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $509.30 | $509.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $509.30 | $509.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista one side Louisville · Boulder, CO HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RT MDI/DPI | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $764.25 | $764.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $795.47 | $795.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $839.18 | $839.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $934.36 | $934.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $934.36 | $934.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $934.36 | $934.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $1,041.00 | $1,041.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO INH TX AC AWY OBST | $1,125.00 | $1,125.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 19 | $70.70 | $581.00 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $106.15 | $106.15 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $286.50 | $433.75 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $224.68 | $227.84 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $129.50 | $176.75 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $75.64 | $75.64 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $75.64 | $75.64 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $413.10 | $413.10 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $167.20 | $167.20 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $75.64 | $75.64 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $59.36 | $59.36 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $92.64 | $92.64 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $396.10 | $396.10 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $41.06 | $41.06 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $456.75 | $456.75 |
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
- Arkansas$78.52
- California$322.92
- 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.