CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$167

about 0.7× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $101–$228

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$228

Above the fair price

about $61 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $167 This hospital $228 Cash price $199 Hospital's list price $474

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 7 other NM hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $109 Priciest $240

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $167 (about 0.7× the $224 Medicare rate). Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital charges insurers about $228, or about $199 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hobbs, NM.

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 $167. 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.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$224	100%
Aetnamajor	$217	97%
Humanamajor	$228	102%
Molina	$219 - $593	98%
Presbyterian	$304	136%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$272

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 199), 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 Covenant Health Hobbs 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.

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 Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other NM hospitals

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