Breathing treatment cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.96 to $1,213.34, with a median of $98.55. The lowest price is at Lincoln Medical Center (Fayetteville). The highest price is 64.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $98.55, is 40% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Tennessee ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 86 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$18.96Lincoln Medical Center
Median$98.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,213.34in Tennessee
Lowest saves$79.59vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Medical Center lowest Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN MDI (4TH MED) | $18.96 | $40.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN 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 | $24.49 | $99.15 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MDI TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $25.60 | $32.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN ER AEROSOL 2ND TX | $26.18 | $38.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 94640 Aerosol treatment | $27.68 | $72.46 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN RT CHARGE Suction:RT Obtained Sputum | $47.15 | $115.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $48.20 | $241.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $52.71 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TRMT W/DEVICE TO CREATE POS AIR PRESSURE TO ASSIST W/COUGHING | $52.71 | $251.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $52.71 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $57.20 | $260.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Hand Held Nebulizer | $57.20 | $260.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $57.20 | $260.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Hand Held Nebulizer | $57.20 | $260.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC TRMT W/DEVICE TO CREATE POS AIR PRESSURE TO ASSIST W/COUGHING | $57.73 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN 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 | $59.48 | $303.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $60.06 | $273.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $60.24 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN 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 | $61.36 | $793.41 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RC-SPUTUM INDUCTION | $72.00 | $240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PAP INHALATION | $72.00 | $240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN AEROSOL TX | $72.00 | $240.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY INHALATION TRTMT INI | $74.13 | $382.07 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN PNEUMATIC NEB | $75.56 | $251.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN RC-SPUTUM INDUCTION | $75.56 | $251.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RT CHARGE Aerosol Therapy:Subsequent | $78.72 | $192.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN RT Aerosol Therapy - Manual | $78.72 | $192.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital one side Jackson · Jackson, TN HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital one side Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital one side Camden · Camden, TN HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital one side Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital one side Milan · Jackson, TN HC RT INHALATION TREATMENT | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital one side Martin · Martin, TN HC RT HAND HELD NEBULIZER | $85.50 | $285.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN AEROSOL TX PER ENCOU | $94.08 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $96.60 | $420.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $96.60 | $420.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN 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 | $97.07 | $188.16 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN INHALATION TX | $97.44 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $100.80 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TX | $100.80 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $107.52 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $110.88 | $336.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TX | $110.88 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $110.88 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $110.88 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN NEBULIZER TREATMENT INITAL | $113.30 | $283.25 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RT CHARGE MDI -> Initial | $121.93 | $203.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $123.03 | $528.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN AEROSOL RX SUB | $127.58 | $283.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN RC-SPUTUM INDUCTION | $128.94 | $429.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Aerosol /Mdi Tx Init Inc Pt Educ | $134.10 | $464.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC AIRWAY INHALATION INIT TX | $142.68 | $482.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $150.55 | $461.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SM VOL NEB | $161.26 | $161.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SM VOL NEB | $164.81 | $164.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4920040000 - AEROSOL TREATMENT INITIAL 94640 | $168.64 | $262.27 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN IPPB #1, EACH ADD DAY | $171.00 | $171.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION | $178.06 | $614.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION | $178.06 | $614.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION | $178.06 | $614.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC AIRWAY INHALATION INIT TX | $203.89 | $482.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $234.33 | $462.19 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TRTMT INI | $243.21 | $1,073.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Aerosol /Mdi Tx Init Inc Pt Educ | $244.99 | $464.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RT Charges - RT -> Each additional treatment (for this date of service) for pre | $273.79 | $135.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TRTMT INI | $289.92 | $1,073.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RT METER DOSENHALER SUBSEQUENT CHARGE | $366.12 | $610.20 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN AEROSOL SUBSEQUENT | $378.44 | $671.20 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INH TX AC AWY OBST | $481.45 | $481.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INH TX AC AWY OBST | $494.63 | $494.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INH TX AC AWY OBST | $551.43 | $551.43 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SPUTIND | $610.72 | $610.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INH TX AC AWY OBST | $626.84 | $626.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $810.54 | $810.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $810.54 | $810.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $810.54 | $810.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $810.54 | $810.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INH TX AC AWY OBST | $1,213.34 | $1,213.34 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 20 | $72.00 | $206.20 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $52.71 | $57.20 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $142.68 | $810.54 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $100.80 | $110.88 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $25.60 | $101.83 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $59.48 | $59.48 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $74.13 | $74.13 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $75.56 | $75.56 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $107.52 | $107.52 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $26.18 | $26.18 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $113.30 | $113.30 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $18.96 | $18.96 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $57.73 | $57.73 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $61.36 | $61.36 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $47.15 | $47.15 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $128.94 | $128.94 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $134.10 | $134.10 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $97.07 | $97.07 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $27.68 | $27.68 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $75.56 | $75.56 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $127.58 | $127.58 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $97.44 | $97.44 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $178.06 | $178.06 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $94.08 | $94.08 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $48.20 | $48.20 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $78.72 | $78.72 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $24.49 | $24.49 |
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 Carolina$104.34
- 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
- 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.