CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$208

about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $72–$245

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$232

About the fair price

about $24 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $208 This hospital $232 Cash price $267 Hospital's list price $664

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $29 Priciest $232

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 $208 (about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $232, or about $267 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$195 - $232	87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$199	89%
Aetnamajor	$195 - $379	87%
AmeriHealth	$16 - $232	7%
Clover Health	$232	104%
Fidelis Care	$195 - $232	87%
Health Net	$631	282%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$97 - $598

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 267), 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 The University 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 The University Hospital

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