CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Deaconess Medical Center

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$264

about 1.2× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $126–$395

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$223

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $41 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $264 This hospital $223 Cash price $501 Hospital's list price $1,253

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $27 Priciest $223

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 $264 (about 1.2× the $224 Medicare rate). Deaconess Medical Center charges insurers about $223, or about $501 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Spokane, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$5 - $639	2%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5 - $620	2%
Aetnamajor	$219 - $596	98%
Cignamajor	$702	314%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$817	365%
Ambetter (Centene)	$393	176%
Molina	$5 - $418	2%
PacificSource	$332 - $366	148%
WellCare	$223	100%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$5 - $873

Excludes 2 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 501), 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 Deaconess Medical Center 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 Deaconess Medical Center

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