Breathing treatment cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.13 to $816.68, with a median of $132.06. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling (Mt. Sterling). The highest price is 45.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $132.06, is 20% below the US median of $164.72.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Kentucky ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.13Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Median$132.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$816.68in Kentucky
Lowest saves$113.93vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling lowest Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $18.13 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC INHAL RX AIRWAY OBST/DX SPUTUM INDUCT EZ PAP | $19.20 | $64.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC AIRWAY INHALATION SUBQ TX | $22.62 | $51.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $23.26 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction for therapeuti | $26.55 | $44.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $30.96 | $86.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY SPUTUM COLL/INDUCTIO | $31.14 | $47.90 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY AEROSOL INHALATIONS | $32.80 | $41.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $38.00 | $50.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY IPPB-SUBSQUENT | $41.17 | $68.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY AEROSOL SUBSEQ | $41.34 | $68.90 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY AEROSOL TX | $43.50 | $58.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB MINI NEB INITIAL | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MINI NEB SUBSEQ | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MINI NEB SUBSEQ | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MDI SUBS | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MINI NEB INITIAL | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MINI NEB SUBSEQUENT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $46.67 | $133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN METER DOSE INHALER SUBSEQUENT | $48.15 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $54.02 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $59.63 | $142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC INHAL RX AIRWAY OBST/DX SPUTUM INDUCT EZ PAP | $61.05 | $469.61 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Airway Inhalation Subq Tx | $64.11 | $135.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $72.41 | $181.03 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $73.29 | $160.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $78.89 | $197.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $88.18 | $281.13 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY EZ PAP - INITIAL | $91.36 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $98.88 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY NEBULIZER-INITIAL TREATMENT | $105.60 | $176.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY MDI-INIT TREATMENT/INSTRUCT | $105.60 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY EZ PAP - INITIAL | $105.60 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $108.40 | $180.67 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $109.50 | $219.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $110.30 | $275.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG IPPB INITIAL | $118.32 | $295.79 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY NEBULIZER TREATMENT- GLOBAL | $119.00 | $238.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Airway Inhalation Init Tx | $131.42 | $245.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC INHAL RX AIRWAY OBST/DX SPUTUM INDUCT NMDI | $132.06 | $426.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC INHAL RX AIRWAY OBST/DX SPUTUM INDUCT INTRAPULM PERCUSS | $133.01 | $283.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY HAND HELD NEB TX INIT | $133.80 | $223.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $136.41 | $164.35 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $150.00 | $250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $153.31 | $255.51 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $156.56 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Rt Hand Held Nebulizer | $161.41 | $403.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $162.60 | $271.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MINI NEB/MDI TREATMENT | $185.40 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $200.40 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $203.25 | $271.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $223.84 | $559.61 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $232.70 | $358.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $232.70 | $358.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY HAND HELD NEB TX INIT | $241.20 | $402.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY HAND HELD NEB TX INIT | $241.20 | $402.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $241.20 | $402.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY HAND HELD NEB TX INIT | $247.20 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $253.20 | $422.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $253.20 | $422.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $253.20 | $422.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $261.00 | $435.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester one side Manchester · Corbin, KY HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $262.51 | $262.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY HAND HELD NEB TX SUBS | $266.40 | $444.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $275.60 | $424.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $278.70 | $696.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $280.81 | $153.27 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $299.40 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY MDI VENT | $336.80 | $336.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY INH TX AC AWY OBST | $338.59 | $338.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 25, 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 28, 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $348.99 | $465.32 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $404.80 | $404.80 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB VITAL COUGH CHARGE SUBSEQUENT | $816.68 | $816.68 | Apr 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
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 | 13 | $30.96 | $48.15 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $22.62 | $120.86 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $46.67 | $251.86 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $150.00 | $241.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $23.26 | $168.70 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $91.36 | $105.60 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $26.55 | $200.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $118.32 | $135.82 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $247.20 | $326.00 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $41.34 | $41.34 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $232.70 | $232.70 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $816.68 | $816.68 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $132.06 | $132.06 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $348.99 | $348.99 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $280.81 | $280.81 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $336.80 | $336.80 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $232.70 | $232.70 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $109.50 | $109.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $266.40 | $266.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $261.00 | $261.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $108.40 | $108.40 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $72.41 | $72.41 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $32.80 | $32.80 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $88.18 | $88.18 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $31.14 | $31.14 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $203.25 | $203.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $133.01 | $133.01 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $61.05 | $61.05 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $73.29 | $73.29 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $275.60 | $275.60 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $41.17 | $41.17 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $136.41 | $136.41 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $162.60 | $162.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $133.80 | $133.80 |
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$109.53
- 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
- Kansas$127.80
- 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$105.50
- North Dakota$104.50
- Ohio$175.50
- Oklahoma$133.35
- Oregon$170.38
- Pennsylvania$225.25
- Puerto Rico$49.41, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$219.00
- South Carolina$156.29
- South Dakota$217.60
- Tennessee$98.55
- Texas$203.35
- Utah$280.34
- Vermont$194.28
- Virginia$157.80
- Washington$209.05
- West Virginia$204.80
- Wisconsin$86.45
- Wyoming$109.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.