Breathing treatment cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 98 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $23.00 to $27,433.53, with a median of $182.52. The lowest price is at Mount Carmel East (Columbus) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 1192.8× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$23.00Mount Carmel East + 1 more
Median$182.52half pay less
Highest$27,433.53in Ohio
Lowest saves$159.52vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus · Columbus, OH PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $23.00 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville · Columbus, OH PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $23.00 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta · Marietta, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $24.78 | $41.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Pr Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment|By Midlevel | $26.52 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland · Cleveland, OH Hyperinflation-Ippb Subsequent | $28.52 | $81.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron · Akron, OH PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $30.60 | $51.00 | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus · Columbus, OH PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $34.20 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo Toledo · Toledo, OH PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City · Columbus, OH PR Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $39.00 | $39.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alliance Community Hospital Alliance · Canton-Massillon, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $39.15 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan · Bryan, OH Hc Metered Dose Inhaler | $56.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier · Montpelier, OH Hc Metered Dose Inhaler | $56.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH INHALATION TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION OR SPUTUM PRODUCTION | $57.81 | $82.58 | — source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead · Columbus, OH Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $59.02 | $90.80 | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta · Marietta, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion General Hospital Marion · Marion, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $87.10 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth · Portsmouth, OH HCHG MDI INITIAL | $90.24 | $225.60 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Willard Hospital Willard · Norwalk, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $107.40 | $179.00 | — source file |
| Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville · Wooster, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $113.40 | $252.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge · Cambridge, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $126.10 | $194.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $126.75 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital Tiffin · Tiffin, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $130.20 | $217.00 | — source file |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton · Kenton, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $132.60 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Toledo · Toledo, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $137.40 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva one side Geneva · Cleveland, OH HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $139.50 | $186.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center one side Conneaut · Cleveland, OH HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $139.50 | $186.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $142.35 | $219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield · Mansfield, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $146.25 | $225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OhioHealth Shelby Hospital Shelby · Mansfield, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $146.25 | $225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance · Defiance, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $148.80 | $248.00 | — source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton · Canton-Massillon, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $149.40 | $332.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Inhalation Treatment Hhn/Mdi/Heliox | $153.75 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Inhalation Treatment Hhn/Mdi/Heliox | $153.75 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beavercreek Medical Center Beaver Creek · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Aerosol Treatment | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Er Aerosol Inhal Tx Initial Per Day | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Aerosol Inhal Tx Initial Per Day | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene Memorial Hospital Xenia · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Aerosol Treatment | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Troy · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Aerosol Treatment | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Aerosol Treatment | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Hc Aerosol Treatment | $160.80 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH HC Sputum Induction | $174.00 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin · Cleveland, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $177.00 | $295.00 | — source file |
| Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington · Wilmington, OH AEROSOL CONTINUOUS | $180.24 | $360.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pomerene Hospital Millersburg · Millersburg, OH AEROSOL RX | $184.80 | $231.00 | — source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Inhalation Treatment Hhn/Mdi/Heliox | $184.94 | $246.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OhioHealth O'bleness Hospital Athens · Athens, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $187.20 | $288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights · Cleveland, OH AEROSOL TREATMENT | $197.25 | $263.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center one side Beachwood · Cleveland, OH HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital one side Parma · Cleveland, OH HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon · Cleveland, OH HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center one side Westlake · Cleveland, OH HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria · Cleveland, OH HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System one side Willoughby · Cleveland, OH HC RT EZPAP TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center one side Ravenna · Akron, OH HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center one side Ashland · Ashland, OH HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $198.75 | $265.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland · Cleveland, OH HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $201.75 | $269.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Wood County Hospital Association Bowling Green · Toledo, OH MNRX/MDI/IPPB SUBS TX | $223.25 | $223.25 | — source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus · Columbus, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $245.05 | $377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Wert County Hospital Van Wert · Van Wert, OH Hc Inhalation Treatment For Aao Or Sputum Induction | $247.00 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Airway Inhalation Treatment | $263.70 | $293.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Ipv Treatment | $295.80 | $493.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Hhn /Mdi Treatment | $295.80 | $493.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Fulton County Health Center Wauseon · Toledo, OH Inhal TX int AER/IPPB/HELIOX/M | $304.58 | $435.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital Urbana · Urbana, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $316.80 | $528.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Oregon · Toledo, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $344.40 | $574.00 | — source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield · Springfield, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $361.20 | $602.00 | — source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester · Columbus, OH HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $443.95 | $683.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin · Columbus, OH HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $443.95 | $683.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH HC Treatment Inhalation Pressurized/Nonpressurized Acute Airway Obstruction | $443.95 | $683.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron · Cleveland, OH Hc Inhal Trt For Acute Airway | $599.50 | $599.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron · Akron, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation Cleveland · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton · Canton-Massillon, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Union Hospital Association Dover · New Philadelphia-Dover, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland · Cleveland, OH PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $608.40 | $936.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn · Akron, OH Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $1,239.75 | $1,653.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $16,035.72 | $26,726.20 | — source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $27,433.53 | $45,722.55 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, OH | 25 | $28.52 | $201.75 |
| Columbus, OH | 16 | $23.00 | $245.05 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 13 | $26.52 | $136.80 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 7 | $57.81 | $160.80 |
| Toledo, OH | 5 | $37.20 | $223.25 |
| Akron, OH | 4 | $30.60 | $403.58 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 3 | $39.15 | $149.40 |
| Mansfield, OH | 2 | $146.25 | $146.25 |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $24.78 | $54.39 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $16,035.72 | $21,734.62 |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $198.75 | $198.75 |
| Athens, OH | 1 | $187.20 | $187.20 |
| Bryan, OH | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Cambridge, OH | 1 | $126.10 | $126.10 |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $148.80 | $148.80 |
| Kenton, OH | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $263.70 | $263.70 |
| Millersburg, OH | 1 | $184.80 | $184.80 |
| Montpelier, OH | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Marion, OH | 1 | $87.10 | $87.10 |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $608.40 | $608.40 |
| Norwalk, OH | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
| Portsmouth, OH | 1 | $90.24 | $90.24 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $361.20 | $361.20 |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $130.20 | $130.20 |
| Urbana, OH | 1 | $316.80 | $316.80 |
| Van Wert, OH | 1 | $247.00 | $247.00 |
| Wilmington, OH | 1 | $180.24 | $180.24 |
| Wooster, OH | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
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
- New York$223.72
- North Carolina$81.20
- North Dakota$128.80
- 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.