Breathing treatment (nebulizer)
Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $338 (about 1.5× the $224 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $188, or about $407 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $9 - $749 | 4% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $726 | 4% |
| Aetnamajor | $228 - $807 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $34 - $750 | 15% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $222 | 4% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $567 | 4% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $512 |
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Other Procedures at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $27
- Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles $53
- Cascade Medical Center · Leavenworth $53
- Snoqualmie Valley Hospital · Snoqualmie $144
- St Elizabeth Hospital · Enumclaw $151
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $214
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $218
- Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $223
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.