Breathing treatment cost in Washington
In Washington, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for breathing treatment (nebulizer or inhaler) for airway obstruction: from $95.90 to $640.80, with a median of $200.74. The lowest price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville). The highest price is 6.7× 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$95.90Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Median$200.74half pay less
Highest$640.80in Washington
Lowest saves$104.84vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $95.90 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Continuous Aerosol Therapy Subseq | $96.50 | $193.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC TX SUBS PRESS/NONPRESS INHALATION | $107.90 | $166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $131.10 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $138.34 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $138.89 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $140.70 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $142.74 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $150.64 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $160.72 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC RESPIRATORY THERAPY/NEBULIZER | $161.60 | $202.00 | — source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville · Othello, WA HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT | $194.77 | $259.70 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PRESSURIZED/NONPRESSURIZED INHALATION TREATMENT-SPUTUM INDUCTION | $197.40 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC SVN (IAT) FIRST TREATMENT | $200.74 | $454.82 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | $212.80 | $266.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital one side Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Rt Pressurized/Nonpressurized Inhalation Treatment----Pbb | $226.80 | $252.00 | — source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $231.00 | $330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $254.80 | $364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Nebulizer/Mdi 1 Unit per Date of Service | $313.40 | $313.40 | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $356.00 | $445.00 | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ED - ACUTE AIRWAY INHALATION TREATMENT | $407.49 | $799.00 | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $477.88 | $919.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $585.52 | $1,126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $585.52 | $1,126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INHALATION TREATMENT DAILY | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED INHALATION TREATMENT CDM | $640.80 | $1,335.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 14 | $96.50 | $237.06 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 3 | $95.90 | $231.00 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $200.74 | $200.74 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $585.52 | $585.52 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $161.60 | $161.60 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $585.52 | $585.52 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $194.77 | $194.77 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $212.80 | $212.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $107.90 | $107.90 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $140.70 | $140.70 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $226.80 | $226.80 |
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
- Virginia$138.00
- West Virginia$126.35
- Wisconsin$66.95
- Wyoming$47.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.