Breathing treatment cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $39.60 to $567.51, with a median of $157.80. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (Norfolk). The highest price is 14.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $157.80, is 4% below the US median of $164.63.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($223.72).
- Virginia ranks 23rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 66 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 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$39.60Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$157.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$567.51in Virginia
Lowest saves$118.20vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC PRES/NONPRESSR INH | $39.60 | $44.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA 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 | $43.05 | $107.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA 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 | $89.60 | $302.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $89.70 | $299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Airway inhalation treatment | $94.50 | $189.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Airway inhalation treatment | $94.50 | $189.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $96.60 | $420.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $96.60 | $420.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC AEROSOL OR VAPOR INHALAT TX INIT | $98.55 | $657.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $103.50 | $207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Medication Nebulizer | $104.87 | $209.74 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Airway Inhal Trmt Sputum Ind | $105.00 | $210.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Airway Inhal Trmt Sputum Ind | $105.00 | $210.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Aerosol Inhalation Initial Tre | $118.00 | $236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA 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 | $120.80 | $302.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA 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 | $122.32 | $305.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $133.80 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Sputum Induction | $140.10 | $467.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA NEBULIZER TREATMENT ADDITIONAL | $144.00 | $192.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $157.80 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $157.80 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $163.20 | $272.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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, m | $245.68 | $245.68 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV INH TX AC AWY OBST | $245.68 | $245.68 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB METANEB THERAPY | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB PAP TREATMENT INITIAL | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB INSUFFLATOR/EXSUFFLAT RX INIT | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB PAP TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB MDI TREATMENT INITIAL | $252.35 | $721.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB AEROSOL INITIAL SM VOL NEB BAN | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB PAP TREATMENT SUBSEQUENT | $252.35 | $721.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 | $257.60 | $644.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $281.00 | $281.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $281.00 | $281.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $281.00 | $281.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA 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 | $312.06 | $780.15 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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, m | $359.00 | $359.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor · Low Moor, VA 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, m | $384.00 | $384.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV INH TX AC AWY OBST | $396.76 | $396.76 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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, m | $406.00 | $406.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $459.00 | $459.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $459.00 | $459.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA INH TX AC AWY OBST | $459.00 | $459.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $567.51 | $945.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $39.60 | $138.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12 | $94.50 | $167.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $133.80 | $281.00 |
| Roanoke, VA | 6 | $89.70 | $252.35 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 3 | $252.35 | $359.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $252.35 | $282.20 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $120.80 | $120.80 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $140.10 | $140.10 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $122.32 | $122.32 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $163.20 | $163.20 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $252.35 | $252.35 |
| Low Moor, VA | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $103.50 | $103.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $43.05 | $43.05 |
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
- Tennessee$98.55
- Texas$201.00
- Utah$280.34
- Vermont$194.28
- Washington$200.74
- West Virginia$204.80
- Wisconsin$86.45
- Wyoming$109.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.