Breathing treatment cost in Ohio

In Ohio, 132 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $24.31 to $27,433.53, with a median of $175.50. The lowest price is at Twin City Hospital (Dennison). The highest price is 1128.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $175.50, is 7% above the US median of $164.63.
• That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
• Ohio ranks 26th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 12 of 132 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. Other states' laws.

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