Breathing treatment cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.40 to $610.17, with a median of $127.80. The lowest price is at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital (Larned). The highest price is 33.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $127.80, is 22% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Kansas ranks 15th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 24 of 79 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.40Pawnee Valley Community Hospital
Median$127.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$610.17in Kansas
Lowest saves$109.40vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital lowest Larned · Larned, KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $18.40 | $46.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS PROCEDURE : INHALATION THERAPY | $23.25 | $31.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS RT HANDHELD NEBULIZER TX | $23.46 | $29.32 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $23.80 | $34.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman · Kingman, KS HHN INITIAL | $25.00 | $50.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS 94640 Pressurized Or Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment For Acute Airway Obstruction For Therapeuti | $27.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Greenwood County Hospital Eureka · Eureka, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $31.20 | $39.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $33.00 | $165.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS INHALATION TREATMENT | $34.08 | $56.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $35.25 | $47.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Greeley County Health Services Tribune · Tribune, KS PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHA 94640 | $42.00 | $60.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $42.00 | $60.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $42.50 | $50.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Wakeeney · Wakeeney, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $43.35 | $51.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $44.10 | $44.10 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS 94640 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $44.65 | $59.53 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $50.18 | $55.75 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $55.20 | $55.20 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $57.50 | $57.50 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $58.50 | $65.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS INHALATION TX ED NURSE | $61.20 | $204.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $62.10 | $69.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Stafford County Hospital Stafford · Stafford, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $65.00 | $65.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $65.00 | $65.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $65.56 | $262.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital Ransom · Ransom, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $65.84 | $69.30 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $67.08 | $67.08 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $68.90 | $106.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS SP RHC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $71.20 | $89.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $76.80 | $96.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $82.81 | $118.30 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $82.81 | $118.30 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS AIRWY INHALATION TREATMENT | $86.88 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $92.65 | $109.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $114.00 | $114.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS MDI | $114.80 | $287.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $118.30 | $118.30 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS MDI THERAPY 94640 | $123.20 | $308.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $127.80 | $426.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $132.46 | $179.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $138.00 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Pressurized/nopress Inhalation Trmt | $138.00 | $162.00 | — source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS LEVALBUTEROL 0.31 MG/3ML SOL | $138.64 | $198.05 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS RT EzPAP Initial CHARGE | $141.40 | $202.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS PRESSURIZEDNOPRESS INHALATION TRMT | $142.59 | $167.75 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $152.10 | $234.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $158.60 | $244.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Inhalation Svc | $173.20 | $216.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Oberlin · Oberlin, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $174.82 | $194.24 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $179.40 | $276.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS RT PRES NONPRESS AIR OBSTUC AEROSOL | $184.00 | $184.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS ER AEROSOL TREATMENT 94640 | $204.00 | $240.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $206.00 | $219.78 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $206.00 | $219.78 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Stevens County Hospital Hugoton · Hugoton, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $210.00 | $210.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS INH TX AC AWY OBST | $240.63 | $240.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital Smith Center · Smith Center, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $250.00 | $250.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center one side Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS Yes - RT CHARGE MDI/DPI | $251.45 | $386.85 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Comanche County Hospital Coldwater · Coldwater, KS BREATHING TREATMENT - ER ROOM | $262.50 | $350.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $263.25 | $351.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $272.00 | $320.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $272.97 | $363.96 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $282.40 | $353.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $285.94 | $381.25 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS MDI VENT | $287.00 | $287.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita · Wichita, KS MDI VENT | $287.00 | $287.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa one side Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $287.18 | $287.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission one side Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $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 |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $312.00 | $390.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $330.00 | $330.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ottawa County Health Center Minneapolis · Salina, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $355.00 | $355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $360.00 | $360.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood · Kansas City, MO-KS AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $373.18 | $420.00 | Apr 26, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe · Kansas City, MO-KS INH TX AC AWY OBST | $512.29 | $512.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $592.00 | $592.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $592.00 | $592.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $610.17 | $610.17 | Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 8 | $86.88 | $263.90 |
| Wichita, KS | 4 | $34.08 | $219.55 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $82.81 | $132.46 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $23.80 | $33.15 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 2 | $23.46 | $137.46 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $68.90 | $124.15 |
| Manhattan, KS | 2 | $114.80 | $119.00 |
| Salina, KS | 2 | $82.81 | $218.90 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $127.80 | $195.52 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $118.30 | $118.30 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $282.40 | $282.40 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $610.17 | $610.17 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $592.00 | $592.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $44.65 | $44.65 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $262.50 | $262.50 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Eureka, KS | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $44.94 | $44.94 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $184.00 | $184.00 |
| Hugoton, KS | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Kingman, KS | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $71.20 | $71.20 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Larned, KS | 1 | $18.40 | $18.40 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $50.18 | $50.18 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $23.25 | $23.25 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $65.56 | $65.56 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $173.20 | $173.20 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $35.25 | $35.25 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $67.08 | $67.08 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $272.97 | $272.97 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $141.40 | $141.40 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Oberlin, KS | 1 | $174.82 | $174.82 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $287.18 | $287.18 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $138.64 | $138.64 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $92.65 | $92.65 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $285.94 | $285.94 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $158.60 | $158.60 |
| Ransom, KS | 1 | $65.84 | $65.84 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $62.10 | $62.10 |
| Smith Center, KS | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Stafford, KS | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $57.50 | $57.50 |
| Tribune, KS | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $592.00 | $592.00 |
| Wakeeney, KS | 1 | $43.35 | $43.35 |
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
- Iowa$118.80
- 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.