CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Merit Health River Region

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$177

about 0.8× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $85–$243

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$209

Above the fair price

about $32 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $177 This hospital $209 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $595

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $27 Priciest $209

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $177 (about 0.8× the $224 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $209, or about $143 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $177. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$81 - $228	36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$349	156%
Aetnamajor	$211 - $238	94%
Cignamajor	$246 - $416	110%
Humanamajor	$91	41%
CareSource	$158	71%
Devoted Health	$209	93%
HealthPartners	$446	199%
Molina	$167 - $312	75%
WellCare	$212	95%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$119 - $595

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 143), 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 Merit Health River Region 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other MS hospitals

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