Inhalation Treatment for Airway Obstruction or Sputum Production Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 232 California hospitals. CPT 94640. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $313
📉 Low $17.55
📈 High $1,278
🏥 232 hospitals
🏛️ 171 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $10.06
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 232 hospitals.
Billed more than $313 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Health Net | Kaiser | Aetna | UHC | MultiPlan | Cigna | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$17.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$19.38 | $65.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO |
$19.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$20.00 | $39.00 | $32.00 | — | $203 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$20.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$25.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$37.58 | $36.23 | $37.58 | — | — | $45.63 | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$53.56 | — | $53.56 | $53.56 | — | $53.56 | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM |
$53.56 | — | — | $53.56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$58.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BALLARD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SAN BERNARDINO |
$61.59 | $60.15 | $61.59 | $61.59 | — | $61.59 | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$67.50 | $64.63 | $89.20 | — | $60.60 | $100 | — | $75.00 | $35.00 |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL CERRITOS |
$69.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA COSTA MESA |
$69.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STANFORD PALO ALTO |
$83.00 | $36.41 | — | — | $78.60 | $82.18 | — | $71.84 | — |
| ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER SAN BERNARDINO |
$113 | $258 | $31.52 | $101 | — | $258 | $270 | $682 | $258 |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEQUOIA HOSPITAL REDWOOD CITY |
$115 | $298 | $25.63 | $20.84 | $298 | $298 | $259 | $1,045 | $298 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON STOCKTON |
$118 | $289 | $51.47 | $20.84 | $289 | $181 | $330 | $289 | $289 |
| CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES |
$120 | $104 | $28.26 | $31.26 | $247 | $258 | $195 | $569 | — |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$121 | $104 | $27.95 | $20.84 | $258 | $258 | $346 | $368 | $258 |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$123 | $258 | $25.63 | $195 | $258 | $254 | $308 | $1,149 | $258 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED MERCED |
$124 | $258 | $45.01 | $20.84 | $240 | $240 | $226 | $156 | $240 |
| UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR |
$129 | $400 | — | — | — | $384 | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO |
$129 | $400 | — | — | — | $384 | — | — | — |
| VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL VAN NUYS |
$139 | $34.75 | $282 | — | $76.39 | $133 | $125 | $77.01 | $282 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH - MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA MARIA |
$151 | $746 | $31.52 | $222 | $258 | $258 | $346 | $699 | $258 |
| ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARROYO GRANDE |
$151 | $258 | $31.52 | $222 | $258 | $258 | $346 | $699 | $258 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER FULLERTON |
$154 | $183 | $521 | — | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 887 |
$155 | $104 | $27.78 | $31.26 | — | $209 | $289 | $258 | $258 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER STOCKTON |
$165 | — | — | $144 | $153 | — | $223 | $231 | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$166 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $321 | $262 | $258 |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$170 | $296 | $287 | $324 | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$170 | $296 | $287 | $324 | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$170 | $296 | $287 | $324 | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$170 | $296 | $287 | $324 | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS |
$182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$188 | — | $1,379 | — | $64.20 | — | — | — | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MISSION OAKS LOS GATOS |
$189 | $128 | $43.92 | — | $39.21 | $48.07 | $123 | $151 | $132 |
| DOMINICAN HOSPITAL SANTA CRUZ |
$196 | $94.62 | $31.52 | $53.95 | — | $73.04 | $70.55 | $670 | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$196 | $267 | $48.35 | $267 | $267 | $20.84 | $554 | $1,867 | $267 |
| SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$200 | — | — | $11.93 | $149 | $20.84 | $449 | $179 | — |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA |
$200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF. SACRAMENTO |
$201 | $3,783 | — | — | — | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LAKEWOOD LAKEWOOD |
$202 | $296 | $287 | $324 | $282 | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$203 | — | — | — | — | $309 | — | — | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER PLACERVILLE |
$223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FRENCH CAMP |
$223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-CONCORD CAMPUS CONCORD |
$225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS WALNUT CREEK |
$225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN MUIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER CONCORD |
$225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$227 | $258 | $31.52 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $437 | $1,834 | $258 |
| PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY SUN VALLEY |
$232 | $232 | $247 | — | $116 | — | — | — | $198 |
| WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WATSONVILLE |
$233 | $94.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 94640, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $150 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $313 for this?
That is the median of what the 232 California hospitals above publish for Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 94640 in California, Medicare reimburses about $10.06 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $17.55 to $1,278 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 31.1x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production cost in California?
- Cash prices for inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production (CPT 94640) in California range from $17.55 to $1,278, with a median of $313. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $17.55. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 94640 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.