Breathing treatment cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $38.06 to $777.03, with a median of $292.50. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center South (Brockton). The highest price is 20.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $292.50, is 78% above the US median of $164.63.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Massachusetts ranks 47th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 32 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$38.06Boston Medical Center South
Median$292.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$777.03in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$254.44vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $38.06 | $84.57 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Inhaler Tx, Non Pressurized or Sputum Collection | $70.00 | $70.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital one side Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $79.80 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $131.40 | $291.99 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $184.00 | $184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $187.85 | $289.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $210.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Inhalation Treatment | $224.00 | $224.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $248.40 | $552.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $262.79 | $262.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Inhal Rx- Airway Obst/Dx Sputum Induct | $270.00 | $540.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Inhal Rx- Airway Obst/Dx Sputum Induct | $270.00 | $540.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Inhal Rx- Airway Obst/Dx Sputum Induct | $270.00 | $540.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Inhalation Treatment | $273.00 | $273.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $283.00 | $283.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $289.00 | $289.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Airway Inhalation Treatment | $296.00 | $296.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $325.00 | $325.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $334.06 | $334.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Inhalation Treatment | $358.00 | $358.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $377.30 | $539.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $384.00 | $384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $439.00 | $439.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Airway inhalation treatment | $518.00 | $518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH TX; AIRWAY INHALATION | $543.90 | $777.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $601.00 | $601.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $601.00 | $601.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PRESSURIZED NON-PRESSURIZED INHALATION TRTMT | $601.00 | $601.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HAND NEB TREATMENT | $617.25 | $823.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Airway Inhalation Tx | $777.03 | $817.93 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Airway Inhalation Tx | $777.03 | $817.93 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Airway Inhalation Tx | $777.03 | $817.93 | Oct 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $38.06 | $289.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $262.79 | $270.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $224.00 | $315.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $777.03 | $777.03 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $187.85 | $241.92 |
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
- Louisiana$93.94
- Maine$190.47
- Maryland$151.17
- 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.