Breathing treatment cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $20.00 to $581.00, with a median of $477.97. The lowest price is at Denver Rehabilitation Hospital (Denver). The highest price is 29.0× 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 Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MDI -> Subsequent | $20.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $70.70 | $101.00 | — 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 |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $224.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY | $286.00 | $440.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Aerosol Therapy -Nebulizer\ | $477.97 | $477.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista one side Louisville · Boulder, CO HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $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 INHALATION TREATMENT | $581.00 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $581.00 | $581.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 9 | $20.00 | $477.97 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $581.00 | $581.00 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 |
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
- Alabama$321.00
- Alaska$396.81
- Arizona$584.00
- Arkansas$75.40
- California$313.05
- 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.