Breathing treatment cost in Montana
In Montana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $20.48 to $446.40, with a median of $109.80. The lowest price is at Logan Health - Cut Bank (Cut Bank). The highest price is 21.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $109.80, is 33% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Montana ranks 9th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 28 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$20.48Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$109.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$446.40in Montana
Lowest saves$89.32vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 94640 Aerosol Inhalation Treatment | $20.48 | $31.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 94640 Aerosol Inhalation Treatment | $36.72 | $56.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT PRESSURIZED NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION RX AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION DX SPUTUM | $39.63 | $64.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL NEBULIZER TREATMENT | $41.72 | $52.15 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Inhalation Treatment | $42.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $47.50 | $50.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction Tech Fee | $49.92 | $62.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT NEBULIZER TX | $60.00 | $60.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $66.00 | $66.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC EZ PAP INITIAL | $68.00 | $85.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $72.00 | $80.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center one side Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT - SUBSEQ DAY | $80.80 | $101.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $83.20 | $128.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $99.00 | $110.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $120.60 | $134.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $123.50 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $139.00 | $139.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $160.00 | $160.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $160.55 | $169.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $163.43 | $217.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $164.63 | $219.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $164.63 | $219.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 94640 ED PROC INHALATION TREATMENT | $166.72 | $256.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT RT CHARGE Aerosol Therapy -> Initial | $166.72 | $256.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $202.00 | $202.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $388.00 | $485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT RESPIRATORY SERVICES - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $430.87 | $506.90 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $446.40 | $558.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $68.00 | $74.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $202.00 | $316.44 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $83.20 | $103.35 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $49.92 | $218.96 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $163.43 | $163.43 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $166.72 | $166.72 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $166.72 | $166.72 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $20.48 | $20.48 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $160.55 | $160.55 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $120.60 | $120.60 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $446.40 | $446.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $164.63 | $164.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $36.72 | $36.72 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $39.63 | $39.63 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $41.72 | $41.72 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $164.63 | $164.63 |
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
- Missouri$140.38
- 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.