Inhalation Treatment for Airway Obstruction or Sputum Production Cost in New York
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 139 New York hospitals. CPT 94640. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $115
📉 Low $6.80
📈 High $2,115
🏥 139 hospitals
🏛️ 104 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $9.77
Hospital comparison — New York
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 139 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE |
$6.80 | — | $3.03 | $3.03 | — | — | $18.21 | $3.03 | $3.03 |
| JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELLSVILLE |
$7.16 | $6.94 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $20.51 | $293 | $3.03 | $3.33 | $3.03 |
| WYNN HOSPITAL UTICA |
$9.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT BARNABAS HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM BRONX |
$9.66 | — | $8.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$11.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI |
$11.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL |
$11.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL WEST ST CARTHAGE |
$12.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVER HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA BAY |
$15.02 | $7.30 | $1.82 | $1.82 | $85.00 | $7.30 | $1.82 | — | $1.82 |
| GUTHRIE CORNING HOSPITAL CORNING |
$18.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL WEST BARNEY STREET GOUVERNEUR |
$18.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DRIVING PARK AVENUE NEWARK |
$18.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER |
$20.00 | $6.94 | $7.79 | $8.17 | $18.34 | $8.25 | $367 | — | $6.27 |
| WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARSAW |
$21.00 | $1,458 | $1,458 | — | — | — | $17.84 | — | — |
| ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST MEADOW |
$22.40 | $18.36 | $9.55 | $108 | $50.67 | $22.35 | $203 | $7.42 | — |
| HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL W WEST HAVERSTRAW |
$24.00 | $216 | $216 | $3.00 | $18.00 | — | — | — | — |
| GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$24.00 | $9.13 | $284 | $297 | $320 | — | $186 | — | — |
| NOYES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DANSVILLE |
$24.45 | $6.94 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $20.51 | $273 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $3.03 |
| MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN |
$25.00 | $273 | — | $301 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORTLAND |
$27.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$28.84 | — | — | — | — | — | $9.01 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$28.84 | — | — | — | — | — | $9.01 | — | — |
| ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND AVE ROCHESTER |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH STREET BATAVIA |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MASSENA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MASSENA |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL POTSDAM |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER LONG POND ROAD ROCHESTER |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL COULTER ROAD CLIFTON SPRINGS |
$28.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THOMPSON HOSPITAL CANANDAIGUA |
$31.00 | $6.94 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $20.51 | $273 | $3.03 | $3.79 | $3.03 |
| GUTHRIE LOURDES HOSPITAL BINGHAMTON |
$32.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$33.31 | $57.74 | $3.03 | $3.15 | $518 | $74.03 | — | — | $158 |
| NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL E STATE ST GLOVERSVILLE |
$33.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL MOUNT KISCO |
$44.45 | $247 | $103 | $103 | $424 | $252 | — | — | — |
| SYOSSET HOSPITAL SYOSSET |
$44.45 | $244 | $120 | $120 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$44.45 | $242 | $122 | $122 | $312 | $247 | — | — | — |
| PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER RIVERHEAD |
$44.45 | $242 | $79.66 | $79.66 | $293 | $247 | — | — | — |
| COHEN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| GLEN COVE HOSPITAL GLEN COVE |
$44.45 | $244 | $124 | $124 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PORT JEFFERSON |
$44.45 | $242 | $104 | $104 | $326 | $247 | — | — | — |
| NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MANHASSET |
$44.45 | $244 | $120 | $120 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW |
$44.45 | $244 | $79.66 | $79.66 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL FOREST HILLS |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL GLEN OAKS |
$44.45 | $244 | $152 | $152 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| LENOX HILL HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$44.45 | $244 | $180 | $180 | $250 | $249 | — | — | — |
| PHELPS HOSPITAL SLEEPY HOLLOW |
$44.45 | $247 | $93.18 | $93.18 | $424 | $252 | — | — | — |
| SOUTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BAY SHORE |
$44.45 | $244 | $79.66 | $79.66 | $312 | $249 | — | — | — |
| STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND |
$44.45 | $247 | $103 | $103 | $312 | $252 | — | — | — |
| ST. JAMES HOSPITAL HORNELL |
$45.77 | $6.94 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $20.51 | $293 | $3.03 | $3.03 | $3.03 |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH HOSPITAL SYRACUSE |
$47.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY |
$47.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL ALBANY |
$47.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$48.42 | — | — | — | — | — | $78.24 | — | — |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$48.42 | — | — | — | — | — | $78.24 | — | — |
| FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FLUSHING |
$57.00 | $9.83 | $11.95 | $11.38 | $19.57 | $11.38 | — | — | $9.90 |
| NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS |
$67.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER COOPERSTOWN |
$67.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 $115 for this?
That is the median of what the 139 New York 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 New York, Medicare reimburses about $9.77 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New York range from $6.80 to $2,115 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 11.8x 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 New York?
- Cash prices for inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production (CPT 94640) in New York range from $6.80 to $2,115, with a median of $115. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production in New York?
- The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.80. 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 New York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 94640 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.