Breathing treatment cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.74 to $624.32, with a median of $104.34. The lowest price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital (Statesville). The highest price is 33.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $104.34, is 37% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- North Carolina ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 55 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.74Iredell Memorial Hospital
Median$104.34half of hospitals charge less
Highest$624.32in North Carolina
Lowest saves$85.60vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Aerosol Treatment Manual | $18.74 | $69.39 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $26.50 | $53.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $26.50 | $53.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Aerosol /Mdi Tx Init Inc Pt Educ | $26.60 | $38.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $28.00 | $56.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $28.00 | $56.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $29.16 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $37.26 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $37.26 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC MDI Initial | $38.08 | $56.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $52.73 | $131.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub | $81.20 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $84.00 | $168.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Airway Inhalation Treatment | $89.68 | $236.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus one side Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Rt Inhalation Tx Subsequent | $89.68 | $236.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Vent Initial Heox 1St Day | $91.50 | $183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC INH TX AC AWY OBST | $96.80 | $96.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC Large volume nebulizer | $104.34 | $149.05 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $105.50 | $211.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville one side Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $111.00 | $111.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $117.39 | $293.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT SUBSQ | $126.50 | $253.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $130.99 | $327.48 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC INH TX AC AWY OBST | $137.03 | $137.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub | $146.81 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Sputum Collection Neb/Tx, Sub | $146.81 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub-ED/Hstep | $155.12 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Sputum Collection Neb/Tx, Sub | $155.12 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub-ED/Hstep | $156.24 | $279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub | $156.24 | $279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Sputum Collection Neb/Tx, Sub | $157.36 | $281.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Inhalation Treatment Sub-ED/Hstep | $157.36 | $281.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MDI TX-SUBSEQ | $161.00 | $161.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG NEBULIZER TX SUBSEQ | $161.00 | $161.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MDI TX-SUBSEQ | $161.00 | $161.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $199.60 | $499.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $216.00 | $432.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Tx Inhal Aero Sputum | $227.07 | $841.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC INH TX AC AWY OBST | $265.33 | $265.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC INH TX AC AWY OBST | $265.33 | $265.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC INHALERS | $270.00 | $1,350.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device | $278.40 | $696.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk one side Columbus · Columbus, NC HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $300.09 | $300.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $323.40 | $462.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC INH TX AC AWY OBST | $624.32 | $624.32 | 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $18.74 | $84.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $37.26 | $89.68 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $111.00 | $367.66 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $29.16 | $153.78 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $38.08 | $71.79 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $81.20 | $81.20 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $323.40 | $323.40 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $300.09 | $300.09 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $37.26 | $37.26 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $155.12 | $155.12 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $91.50 | $91.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $265.33 | $265.33 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $117.39 | $117.39 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $146.81 | $146.81 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $96.80 | $96.80 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $130.99 | $130.99 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $156.24 | $156.24 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $157.36 | $157.36 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $126.50 | $126.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $26.60 | $26.60 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $265.33 | $265.33 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $157.36 | $157.36 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $156.24 | $156.24 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $137.03 | $137.03 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $52.73 | $52.73 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $104.34 | $104.34 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $155.12 | $155.12 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $146.81 | $146.81 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $199.60 | $199.60 |
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
- 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 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.