Breathing treatment cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $20.10 to $590.63, with a median of $93.94. The lowest price is at Ochsner St. Martin Hospital (Breaux Bridge). The highest price is 29.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $93.94, is 43% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 63 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$20.10Ochsner St. Martin Hospital
Median$93.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$590.63in Louisiana
Lowest saves$73.84vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital lowest Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC IPPB (INTERMITTENT POS PRESSURE BREATHING) TX | $20.10 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC IPPB (INTERMITTENT POS PRESSURE BREATHING) TX | $23.80 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MECH AEROSOL, SUBSEQUENT | $24.30 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC AEROSOL /IPPB/MDI TREATMENT | $27.14 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LECH AIRWAY INHALATION TREATME | $28.00 | $70.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC IPPB (INTERMITTENT POS PRESSURE BREATHING) TX | $31.95 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC AEROSOL /IPPB/MDI TREATMENT | $32.24 | $124.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $34.20 | $57.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $35.72 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MDI (METERED DOSE INHALER) TREATMENT | $41.72 | $149.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction | $46.40 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC AEROSOL /IPPB/MDI TREATMENT | $46.41 | $221.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA MDI 3RD FREQ/MED | $46.44 | $46.44 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC AEROSOL /IPPB/MDI TREATMENT | $50.60 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $50.88 | $159.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $62.92 | $143.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA RESPIRATORY THERAPY INHALATION | $63.15 | $210.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA METERED DOSE INHALER INITIAL | $66.00 | $220.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $69.55 | $107.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC RIBOVIRON TX DAILY | $70.08 | $219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $70.56 | $504.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $70.56 | $504.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $70.56 | $504.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $70.56 | $504.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CLINIC BREATHING TREATMENT | $72.10 | $72.10 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $73.90 | $126.69 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC RIBOVIRON TX DAILY | $74.88 | $288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA HAND HELD NEBULIZER-1ST TX | $76.95 | $256.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC IPPB (INTERMITTENT POS PRESSURE BREATHING) TX | $80.64 | $288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA SPUTUM INDUCTION | $82.78 | $118.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $87.20 | $545.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $93.94 | $671.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA RT Mini-Neb Subsequent CHARGE | $94.00 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA INHALATION TREATMENT INITIAL | $96.00 | $320.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA HHN INITIAL TX | $99.62 | $199.23 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA SPUTUM INDUCTION | $102.00 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $107.87 | $469.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $120.64 | $754.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side Bernice · Monroe, LA NEBULIZER TREATMENT - RT | $131.50 | $263.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC INTRAPULMONARY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION THERAPY | $132.94 | $391.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Aerosol Subsequent | $141.00 | $235.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 94640 MDI/NEB INITIAL | $165.88 | $638.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA IPPB TX SUBSEQUENT | $168.00 | $280.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA IPPB TX INITIAL DAILY | $171.72 | $505.07 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $189.81 | $703.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction | $196.87 | $284.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $199.20 | $1,432.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA SPUTUM INDUCTION | $209.00 | $380.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Respiratory Inhaled Pressure/Nonpressure Treatm Reliev Airw Obstr/Sput Spec | $210.10 | $955.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Inh Treatment Less Than 1 Hour | $221.60 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $226.80 | $324.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA NEBULIZER TREATMENT INITIAL | $228.00 | $380.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA NEBULIZER TX -INITIAL | $249.65 | $332.86 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA INHALATION THERAPY | $319.90 | $907.12 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA IPPB TX INITIAL | $328.00 | $410.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus one side Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Initial - RT CHARGE MDI | $353.00 | $706.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA MDI TX SUBSEQUENT 2ND MEDICINE | $385.00 | $385.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LECH INITIAL INC EXERCISE P D | $389.00 | $389.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Airway Inhalation Tx | $409.44 | $1,301.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC AEROSOL TREATMENT | $444.18 | $600.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA AEROSOL SUBSEQUENT NEB TREATMENT | $457.25 | $609.66 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA NEBULIZER TREATMENT-INITIAL | $559.30 | $685.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $590.63 | $590.63 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 14 | $24.30 | $72.23 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $20.10 | $32.24 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $69.55 | $165.35 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $23.80 | $70.08 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 5 | $35.72 | $72.10 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $74.88 | $80.64 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $165.88 | $378.26 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $132.94 | $150.47 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $63.15 | $117.44 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $28.00 | $208.50 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $70.56 | $314.93 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $46.44 | $46.44 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $409.44 | $409.44 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $76.95 | $76.95 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $226.80 | $226.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $99.62 | $99.62 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
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
- Kansas$127.80
- Kentucky$132.06
- 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.