Breathing treatment cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $39.60 to $567.51, with a median of $138.00. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (Norfolk). The highest price is 14.3× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$39.60Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$138.00half pay less
Highest$567.51in Virginia
Lowest saves$98.40vs 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 |
| 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 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $89.70 | $299.00 | — 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 | — 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 | — source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment | $103.50 | $207.00 | Apr 1, 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 Heated Aerosol Initial Treatme | $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 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $133.80 | $446.00 | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Nebulizer Inline Tx Subseq | $138.00 | $276.00 | — 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 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 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Sputum Induction | $157.80 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $157.80 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $157.80 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $159.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $163.20 | $272.00 | — source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | — 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 | — 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 | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INH TX AIR OBST/SPUT IND | $167.00 | $334.00 | — 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 | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Aerosol, Hhn, Mdi, Ippb | $567.51 | $945.85 | — source file |
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 | 10 | $39.60 | $138.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6 | $138.00 | $167.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $133.80 | $157.80 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $98.55 | $98.55 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1 | $89.70 | $89.70 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $103.50 | $103.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
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
- Rhode Island$219.00
- South Carolina$152.25
- South Dakota$172.80
- Tennessee$94.08
- Texas$203.49
- Utah$140.91
- Vermont$38.33
- Washington$200.74
- West Virginia$126.35
- Wisconsin$66.95
- Wyoming$47.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.