Breathing treatment cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 111 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $24.11 to $610.00, with a median of $192.50. The lowest price is at Loretto Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 25.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $192.50, is 17% above the US median of $164.72.
• That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
• Illinois ranks 30th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 27 of 111 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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