Breathing treatment cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 85 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $28.50 to $421.40, with a median of $118.80. The lowest price is at Spencer Municipal Hospital (Spencer). The highest price is 14.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $118.80, is 28% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Iowa ranks 12th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 85 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.50Spencer Municipal Hospital
Median$118.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$421.40in Iowa
Lowest saves$90.30vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital lowest Spencer · Spencer, IA Inhalation Treatment | $28.50 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $28.80 | $36.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $31.72 | $61.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $43.37 | $54.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA AER/VAP INHAL | $49.00 | $76.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $50.46 | $87.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $57.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $58.80 | $84.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $59.85 | $66.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $60.00 | $75.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $60.00 | $75.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $63.75 | $85.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $67.96 | $84.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX INITIAL | $67.96 | $84.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX INITIAL | $74.00 | $92.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $74.70 | $166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $76.05 | $113.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA RCS 946407676 Sputum Induction | $77.00 | $77.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA RT- IPPB Treatment Initial | $77.70 | $259.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $80.00 | $80.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GHS ER HHN ADDTL TREATMENT W MEDICATION | $80.00 | $80.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $80.89 | $101.12 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $83.00 | $166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA UC UPDRAFT TREATMENT | $84.25 | $99.12 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $85.80 | $143.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $86.40 | $108.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Induced Sputum | $90.60 | $151.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $91.20 | $114.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $94.64 | $169.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $95.25 | $127.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $96.75 | $129.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HHN 1st Tx | $100.80 | $168.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA PEP Mask Initial Treatment | $100.80 | $168.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $101.00 | $101.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC MDI IN-LINE TREATMENT | $104.06 | $242.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $105.60 | $132.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $106.40 | $133.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $109.28 | $136.59 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $110.58 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA 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, | $114.75 | $153.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $115.73 | $154.30 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $118.80 | $132.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $126.00 | $126.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $130.53 | $229.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $133.00 | $133.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $134.40 | $224.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $136.50 | $210.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $137.15 | $211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $144.20 | $206.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $144.95 | $223.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX INITIAL | $151.81 | $189.76 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB AEROSOL INHALATION TREATMENT - PULMONARY REHAB | $156.10 | $223.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB AEROSOL INHALATION TREATMENT - PULMONARY REHAB | $156.10 | $223.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT INITIAL | $172.84 | $216.05 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $174.85 | $269.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $175.50 | $270.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $178.00 | $178.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA NEB TRT/MDI - SPUTUM INDUCTION | $179.20 | $224.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 94640 NON/PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRT | $179.98 | $303.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $187.00 | $234.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 94640 NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $193.82 | $242.27 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $193.82 | $242.27 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $197.60 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $197.60 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $197.60 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $197.60 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $197.60 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBQ | $200.00 | $250.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $217.28 | $224.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $219.94 | $274.92 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC MDI AIRWAY INHALATION TX SUBQ | $235.48 | $294.34 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $240.56 | $248.00 | — source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $248.80 | $311.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $259.35 | $399.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $304.00 | $304.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $325.85 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT INITIAL | $355.20 | $444.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $365.95 | $563.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $369.60 | $616.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $382.00 | $382.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $384.60 | $641.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $400.00 | $400.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $421.40 | $602.00 | Jul 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 8 | $49.00 | $165.30 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $31.72 | $175.18 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $67.96 | $90.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $74.00 | $137.15 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $95.25 | $156.10 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $77.70 | $83.00 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $28.80 | $44.40 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $76.05 | $229.02 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $151.81 | $200.30 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $100.80 | $233.38 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $85.80 | $85.80 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $369.60 | $369.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $96.75 | $96.75 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $219.94 | $219.94 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $304.00 | $304.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $115.73 | $115.73 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $384.60 | $384.60 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $74.70 | $74.70 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $144.20 | $144.20 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $197.60 | $197.60 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $114.75 | $114.75 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $240.56 | $240.56 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $134.40 | $134.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $43.37 | $43.37 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $109.28 | $109.28 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $50.46 | $50.46 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $84.25 | $84.25 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $59.85 | $59.85 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $94.64 | $94.64 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $421.40 | $421.40 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $187.00 | $187.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $193.82 | $193.82 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $144.95 | $144.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $67.96 | $67.96 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $197.60 | $197.60 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $197.60 | $197.60 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $217.28 | $217.28 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $136.50 | $136.50 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $110.58 | $110.58 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $172.84 | $172.84 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $325.85 | $325.85 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $130.53 | $130.53 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $179.20 | $179.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $179.98 | $179.98 |
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
- 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
- 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.