CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Huntsville Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$151

about 0.7× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $32–$208

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$155

About the fair price

about $4 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $151 This hospital $155 Cash price $2,747 Hospital's list price $2,747

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $74 Priciest $182

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $151 (about 0.7× the $224 Medicare rate). Huntsville Hospital charges insurers about $155, or about $2,747 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Huntsville, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$98 - $9,482	44%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$42 - $200	19%
Aetnamajor	$97 - $13,696	43%
Cignamajor	$98 - $10,114	44%
Humanamajor	$70 - $9,482	31%
Ambetter (Centene)	$155 - $366	69%
Devoted Health	$98 - $206	44%
WellCare	$105 - $220	47%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$78 - $10,535

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,747), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Huntsville Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Huntsville Hospital

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