Breathing treatment (nebulizer)
Facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $147 (about 0.7× the $224 Medicare rate). Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $201 — above the fair price. Located in La Crosse, WI.
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 $147. 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
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 | $25 - $201 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $25 - $419 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $201 | 90% |
| Amerigroup | $201 - $204 | 90% |
| HealthPartners | $203 | 91% |
| Molina | $204 | 91% |
| UCare | $201 - $213 | 90% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $25 - $201 |
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 Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other WI hospitals
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $22
- Upland Hills Health · Dodgeville $44
- Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee $63
- Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital · Mequon $63
- Vernon Memorial Hospital · Viroqua $78
- Grant Regional Health Center · Lancaster $90
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $92
- HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital · Oconto Falls $94
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.