Breathing treatment cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $149.40 to $244.00, with a median of $219.00. The lowest price is at South County Health (Wakefield). The highest price is 1.6× 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.
Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South County Health lowest Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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 | $149.40 | $249.00 | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $219.00 | $219.00 | — source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Hc Airway Inhalation Treatment | $244.00 | $1,035.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 5 | $149.40 | $219.00 |
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
- New York$223.72
- North Carolina$81.20
- North Dakota$128.80
- Ohio$182.52
- Oklahoma$75.24
- Oregon$91.65
- Pennsylvania$149.60
- 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.