Breathing treatment cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.75 to $260.00, with a median of $118.30. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Stoddard (Bernie) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 13.9× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$18.75Mercy Hospital Stoddard + 1 more
Median$118.30half pay less
Highest$260.00in Missouri
Lowest saves$99.55vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Bernie · Bernie, MO Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $18.75 | $25.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter · Dexter, MO Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $18.75 | $25.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $20.15 | $31.00 | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Metered Treatment Initial | $21.75 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Sputum Induction Collection -> Yes | $22.00 | $27.50 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $32.25 | $43.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Aerosol Initial | $35.00 | $111.20 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $42.00 | $56.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $60.00 | $80.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $60.00 | $80.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $70.20 | $108.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS INHALATION TRMT TX RM SCC | $86.88 | $181.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $90.35 | $139.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $115.70 | $178.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $118.30 | $182.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $130.65 | $201.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $134.55 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $134.55 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $134.55 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $139.75 | $215.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $144.95 | $223.00 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $152.40 | $190.50 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Meter Dose Inhaler | $211.90 | $326.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $211.90 | $326.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $218.00 | $986.73 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO INHALED MED NEBULIZER INITIAL TX | $221.40 | $369.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $227.50 | $350.00 | — source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO MDI EXT SAMEDAY INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $243.75 | $375.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $260.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 8 | $22.00 | $127.72 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $44.94 | $70.20 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $21.75 | $86.88 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $32.25 | $75.28 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $221.40 | $231.30 |
| Dexter, MO | 2 | $18.75 | $19.45 |
| Perryville, MO | 2 | $42.00 | $86.32 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $211.90 | $211.90 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
| Bernie, MO | 1 | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $90.35 | $90.35 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $152.40 | $152.40 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
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
- Maryland$72.00
- Massachusetts$217.00
- Michigan$192.10
- Minnesota$116.70
- Mississippi$57.73
- 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.