Breathing treatment cost in Maine
In Maine, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.36 to $335.00, with a median of $181.77. The lowest price is at Sebasticook Valley Health (Pittsfield). The highest price is 18.2× 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$18.36Sebasticook Valley Health
Median$181.77half pay less
Highest$335.00in Maine
Lowest saves$163.41vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebasticook Valley Health lowest Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME RH AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $18.36 | $54.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Farmington · Farmington, ME PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $27.45 | $27.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Norway · Norway, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE | $68.10 | $68.10 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Rockport · Rockport, ME CDU HC INHALATION RX W/ DEVICE | $86.35 | $86.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME CDU HC INHALATION RX W/ DEVICE | $93.45 | $93.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE | $103.35 | $103.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE | $108.40 | $108.40 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Belfast · Belfast, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE - ER RATE | $113.40 | $113.40 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION | $154.20 | $257.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC AEROSOL HHN MDI IPPB | $175.94 | $463.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE | $187.60 | $187.60 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME WIC RESP TX DIFF VISIT SAMEDAY | $190.47 | $907.00 | — source file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME METER DOSE INHALER ADMIN | $190.47 | $907.00 | — source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $216.00 | $104.06 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME 94640 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT TechFee | $221.10 | $670.00 | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME RT CHARGE Inhalation TRMNT -> Neb/MDI/DPI | $226.75 | $907.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC SPUTUM INDUCTION | $235.82 | $907.00 | — source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME INHALATION TREATMENT | $247.90 | $670.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT W/DEVICE | $262.35 | $262.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME ER RESPIRATORY TX INI | $335.00 | $670.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 6 | $93.45 | $131.30 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $175.94 | $195.97 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $247.90 | $247.90 |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $190.47 | $190.47 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $187.60 | $187.60 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $221.10 | $221.10 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $226.75 | $226.75 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $335.00 | $335.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $68.10 | $68.10 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $18.36 | $18.36 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $190.47 | $190.47 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $86.35 | $86.35 |
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
- Kentucky$299.40
- Louisiana$78.88
- 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.