Breathing treatment cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $18.48 to $134.10, with a median of $94.08. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 7.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$18.48Erlanger Health
Median$94.08half pay less
Highest$134.10in Tennessee
Lowest saves$75.60vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $18.48 | $35.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $37.26 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC TRMT W/DEVICE TO CREATE POS AIR PRESSURE TO ASSIST W/COUGHING | $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 INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $52.71 | $251.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TRMT W/DEVICE TO CREATE POS AIR PRESSURE TO ASSIST W/COUGHING | $52.71 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Mdi/Dpi | $57.20 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $57.20 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Hand Held Nebulizer | $57.20 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Inhalation Treatment | $57.20 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC INHAL TRMT AEROSOL/IPPB/MDI/SPUTUM INDUC | $57.73 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rt Hand Held Nebulizer | $60.06 | $273.00 | — 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 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RC-SPUTUM INDUCTION | $72.00 | $240.00 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RC-AEROSOL TX | $72.00 | $240.00 | — 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 MDI VENT | $75.56 | $251.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN PNEUMATIC NEB | $75.56 | $251.85 | — source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN AEROSOL TX ER PER EN | $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 | — 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 | — 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 TX | $100.80 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN INHALATION TREATMENT | $100.80 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN INHALATION TX | $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 TREATMENT | $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 TX | $110.88 | $336.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN PNEUMATIC NEB | $128.94 | $429.80 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Aerosol /Mdi Tx Init Inc Pt Educ | $134.10 | $464.00 | Jan 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $52.71 | $57.20 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $100.80 | $110.88 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $20.01 | $54.63 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $18.48 | $18.48 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $74.13 | $74.13 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $75.56 | $75.56 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $107.52 | $107.52 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $57.73 | $57.73 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| 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 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $75.56 | $75.56 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $97.44 | $97.44 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $20.01 | $20.01 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $94.08 | $94.08 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $20.01 | $20.01 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $48.20 | $48.20 |
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
- South Dakota$172.80
- 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.