Breathing treatment cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $68.90 to $287.18, with a median of $155.35. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Columbus (Columbus). The highest price is 4.2× 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 Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Columbus lowest Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $68.90 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS AIRWAY INHALATION TRTMNT MDI | $86.88 | $181.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS AEROSOL | $114.80 | $287.00 | — source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS MDI THERAPY 94640 | $123.20 | $308.00 | — source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $152.10 | $234.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $158.60 | $244.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $179.40 | $276.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa one side Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $287.18 | $287.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission one side Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $287.18 | $287.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park one side Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC RT INDUCED SPUTUM | $287.18 | $287.18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $86.88 | $287.18 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $68.90 | $124.15 |
| Manhattan, KS | 2 | $114.80 | $119.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $287.18 | $287.18 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $158.60 | $158.60 |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $152.10 | $152.10 |
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
- Colorado$477.97
- 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
- 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.