CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$253

about 1.1× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $46–$289

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$284

About the fair price

about $31 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $253 This hospital $284 Cash price $249 Hospital's list price $553

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $20 Priciest $284

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $253 (about 1.1× the $224 Medicare rate). Loma Linda University Children's Hospital charges insurers about $284, or about $249 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Loma Linda, CA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$258 - $536	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$279 - $457	125%
Aetnamajor	$338 - $388	151%
Cignamajor	$330 - $437	148%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$22 - $394	10%
Molina	$326 - $346	146%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$20 - $424

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 249), 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 Loma Linda University Children's 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 Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.