Breathing treatment cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $97.60 to $252.00, with a median of $172.80. The lowest price is at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center (Clear Lake). The highest price is 2.6× 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 South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center lowest Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD AEROSOL TENT HOURLY | $97.60 | $122.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD NEBULIZER | $123.86 | $206.44 | — source file |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion · Vermillion, SD ED 94640 NON OR PRES'D INHALATION TX | $124.80 | $156.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD MDI SUBSEQ TX | $151.20 | $189.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD OLE SUBSEQUENT RX | $194.40 | $243.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD NEB SUBSEQ TX | $217.60 | $272.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN OLE SUBSEQUENT RX | $221.60 | $277.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ED 94640 NON OR PRES'D INHALATION TX | $252.00 | $315.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $221.60 | $236.80 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $194.40 | $194.40 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $97.60 | $97.60 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $123.86 | $123.86 |
| Vermillion, SD | 1 | $124.80 | $124.80 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $217.60 | $217.60 |
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
- Rhode Island$219.00
- South Carolina$152.25
- 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.