Breathing treatment (nebulizer)
Facility: Summa Health System
Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $174 (about 0.8× the $224 Medicare rate). Summa Health System charges insurers about $352, or about $600 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Akron, OH.
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 $174. 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.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $352 - $782 | 157% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $325 - $730 | 145% |
| Aetnamajor | $207 - $311 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $213 - $716 | 95% |
| CareSource | $218 | 97% |
| Medical Mutual | $190 - $920 | 85% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $259 - $485 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Summa Health System
Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other OH hospitals
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $20
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $35
- Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus $44
- Fostoria Community Hospital · Fostoria $48
- Magruder Hospital · Port Clinton $60
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC · Toledo $73
- Memorial Hospital · Fremont $79
- Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital · Mount Gilead $82
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.