Breathing treatment cost in New York
In New York, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.42 to $749.05, with a median of $223.72. The lowest price is at Corning Hospital (Corning). The highest price is 40.7× 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.
Lowest$18.42Corning Hospital
Median$223.72half pay less
Highest$749.05in New York
Lowest saves$205.30vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Hospital lowest Corning · Corning, NY Mdi Treatment-Subsequent | $18.42 | $23.02 | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $20.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $22.40 | $32.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $23.00 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $23.00 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MDI TREATMENT | $24.00 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $24.45 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $25.00 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Inhalatn Tx Ippb Acute Air Obst | $27.61 | $34.51 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca one side Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $29.82 | $149.10 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $35.00 | $35.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $45.77 | $76.75 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital one side Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $52.08 | $260.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY INHALATION THERAPY | $53.42 | $473.70 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk one side Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RT ONLY AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $75.71 | $398.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center one side Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $96.01 | $480.04 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital one side Bath · Corning, NY HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $96.01 | $480.04 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus one side Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $96.01 | $480.04 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MDI INITIAL | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Mdi Nonvent Tx, Repeat Same Day | $173.00 | — | — source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $182.65 | $281.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $183.46 | $183.46 | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Sputum Induction | $212.50 | — | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $223.72 | $26.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $223.72 | $27.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $223.72 | $26.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Inhalation Treatment/Small Volume Nebulizer | $235.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Inhalation Treatment/Small Volume Nebulizer | $235.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Inhalation Treatment/Small Volume Nebulizer | $235.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE | $240.68 | $431.18 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE | $240.68 | $431.18 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PRESSURIZED OR NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT FOR ACUTE | $240.68 | $431.18 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $244.00 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC 94640 INHALATION TREATMENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION_ SPUTUM INDUCTION | $258.91 | $398.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 94640 PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATM | $264.00 | $264.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $318.66 | $398.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $340.80 | $340.80 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $351.00 | $351.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $354.00 | $354.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $388.00 | $388.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $395.85 | $609.00 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $395.85 | $609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC PRESURIZED_NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TX FOR ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM INDUCTION | $419.19 | $644.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Induced Sputum | $432.00 | $480.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Press/N-Press Inhlj Tx F/Aao/Sptm Indctj - 94640 | $432.00 | $480.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inhalation Tx Airway Acut Obs | $432.00 | $480.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION | $466.90 | $718.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sputum Induction | $484.00 | $484.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inhalation Trmt Init | $484.00 | $484.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Aerosol Tx Initial | $690.32 | $690.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $749.05 | $749.05 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 24 | $22.40 | $240.68 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $20.00 | $235.70 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $53.42 | $235.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $18.42 | $45.77 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $395.85 | $395.85 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $96.01 | $96.01 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $35.00 | $149.50 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $419.19 | $419.19 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $27.61 | $27.61 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $29.82 | $29.82 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $52.08 | $52.08 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $388.00 | $388.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $244.00 | $244.00 |
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
- Missouri$118.30
- Montana$163.43
- Nebraska$101.64
- Nevada$238.00
- New Hampshire$90.84
- New Jersey$253.00
- New Mexico$142.74
- 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.