CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$236

about 1.1× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $102–$281

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

About the fair price

about $11 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $236 This hospital $225 Cash price $152 Hospital's list price $641

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $29 Priciest $226

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $236 (about 1.1× the $224 Medicare rate). Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus charges insurers about $225, or about $152 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lakewood, NJ.

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	$119 - $383	53%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$151 - $622	67%
Aetnamajor	$130 - $538	58%
Cignamajor	$283 - $378	126%
Humanamajor	$222	99%
AmeriHealth	$501	224%
Clover Health	$222	99%
Fidelis Care	$121 - $222	54%
WellCare	$442	198%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$389 - $525

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 152), 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 Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus 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 Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other NJ hospitals

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