CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Webster County Community Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$113

about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $31–$318

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$38

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $75 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $113 This hospital $38 Cash price $43 Hospital's list price $45

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $117

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $113 (about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate). Webster County Community Hospital charges insurers about $38, or about $43 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Red Cloud, NE.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$38	17%
Aetnamajor	$23	10%

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 43), 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 Webster County Community 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 Webster County Community Hospital

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other NE hospitals

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