Breathing treatment cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.20 to $348.99, with a median of $299.40. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 19.2× 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.
Lowest$18.20Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$299.40half pay less
Highest$348.99in Kentucky
Lowest saves$281.20vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $18.20 | $52.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $18.20 | $52.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MDI SUBS | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG IPPB IP/OBS EA SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT | $118.32 | $295.79 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Extended Nebulizer Treatement Subsequent | $161.41 | $403.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Sputum Induction | $200.40 | $334.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester one side Manchester · Corbin, KY HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $262.51 | $262.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $299.40 | $499.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $46.40 | $348.99 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $262.51 | $305.75 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $161.41 | $255.20 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $200.40 | $274.70 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $299.40 | $324.20 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $348.99 | $348.99 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $118.32 | $118.32 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
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
- Kansas$155.35
- 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.