Breathing treatment cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $19.00 to $2,475.87, with a median of $72.00. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 130.3× 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.
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $19.00 | $19.00 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC HAND HELD NEBULIZER SUBSEQUENT | $56.27 | $57.42 | — source file |
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV INHALATION TREATMENT-OP ADM | $63.60 | $106.00 | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $72.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC INHALATION TREATMENT OUTPATIENT CHEMO | $164.87 | $168.23 | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MED AEROSOL THERAPY HH subqt | $366.13 | $373.60 | — source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD 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 | $2,475.87 | $2,475.87 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 4 | $19.00 | $118.44 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,475.87 | $2,475.87 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $56.27 | $56.27 |
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
- Maine$181.77
- 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.