Breathing treatment cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $19.08 to $704.52, with a median of $140.38. The lowest price is at Texas County Memorial Hospital (Houston). The highest price is 36.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $140.38, is 15% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Missouri ranks 19th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 60 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$19.08Texas County Memorial Hospital
Median$140.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$704.52in Missouri
Lowest saves$121.30vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas County Memorial Hospital lowest Houston · Houston, MO SPUTUM COLLECTION | $19.08 | $27.25 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $20.15 | $31.00 | Jun 11, 2026 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 Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Sputum Induction Collection -> Yes | $22.00 | $27.50 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Sputum Induction | $22.69 | $90.75 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction | $30.40 | $38.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO RHC INITIAL NEB TX-94640 | $35.55 | $79.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO Nebulizer Tx Acute Episode | $38.50 | $77.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $43.80 | $73.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $44.94 | $112.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 94640 AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENTS RAY | $46.20 | $84.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Lung Function Measurement (MDI) RT | $46.20 | $84.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $70.20 | $108.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO AERO/NEB/MDI/IPPB TX | $84.00 | $120.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS INHALATION TRMT TX RM ALG | $86.88 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $90.35 | $139.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO IPPB Subsequent | $101.90 | $101.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS INHALATION TREATMNT | $109.00 | $393.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $115.70 | $178.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $117.12 | $464.76 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO INHALATION TRTMT INI | $117.29 | $488.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $118.30 | $182.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO AEROSOL TREATMENT SUBSQ | $120.25 | $185.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Repeat | $130.65 | $201.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $134.55 | $207.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $134.55 | $207.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Meter Dose Inhaler | $134.55 | $207.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $139.75 | $215.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Airway inhalation treatment | $141.00 | $470.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment Initial | $144.95 | $223.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO MDI SUBSEQUENT | $148.50 | $165.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $152.40 | $190.50 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS AERSOL TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $164.30 | $234.71 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $167.74 | $279.57 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO MDI TREATMENT SUBSQNT | $196.70 | $281.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO UPDRAFT PER TREATMENT | $204.00 | $204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Aerosol Treatment Charge - IPV Initial | $210.31 | $1,001.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Meter Dose Inhaler | $211.90 | $326.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Meter Dose Inhaler Repeat | $211.90 | $326.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany one side Albany · Albany, MO HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $212.50 | $250.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville one side Maryville · Maryville, MO HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $212.50 | $250.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS INH TX AC AWY OBST | $213.06 | $213.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS MDI/DPI INITIAL 94640 | $215.60 | $308.00 | Apr 7, 2026 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 Inhalation/Nebulizer Treatment | $227.50 | $350.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital one side St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $233.75 | $275.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center one side St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $233.75 | $275.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO MDI EXTENDED INHAL TX | $241.20 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Meter Dose Inhaler | $243.75 | $375.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Airway Obstruction Sputum Induct | $260.00 | $400.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS INH TX AC AWY OBST | $263.24 | $263.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $430.50 | $574.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 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, m | $478.82 | $478.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO INHALATION TRTMT INI | $497.27 | $1,841.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Drug Nebulizer - Initial | $655.00 | $655.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS 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, m | $696.05 | $696.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 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, m | $704.52 | $704.52 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 13 | $21.75 | $213.06 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $22.00 | $142.35 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $44.94 | $44.94 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $117.12 | $211.90 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $118.30 | $386.65 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $221.40 | $231.30 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $233.75 | $233.75 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $212.50 | $212.50 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $120.25 | $120.25 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $167.74 | $167.74 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $20.15 | $20.15 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $196.70 | $196.70 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $43.80 | $43.80 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $19.08 | $19.08 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $117.29 | $117.29 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $90.35 | $90.35 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $152.40 | $152.40 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $212.50 | $212.50 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $497.27 | $497.27 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $35.55 | $35.55 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $130.65 | $130.65 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $210.31 | $210.31 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $430.50 | $430.50 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $22.69 | $22.69 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $101.90 | $101.90 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $134.55 | $134.55 |
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
- Massachusetts$292.50
- Michigan$169.68
- Minnesota$116.70
- Mississippi$66.47
- 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.