US Health Care Costs

Breathing test before and after an inhaler

CPT 94060 · Heart, lung and nerve tests · hospital facility charge

At the 127 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $688, and most charge between $330 and $2,561 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$688typical cash price
$681typical commercial insurer rate
$1,170typical list price
127hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$646ID$709MTNDMN$107IL$583MI$513NY$1.3kMA$530OR$783NV$2.4kWYSDIA$742IN$392OH$470PA$944NJ$382CT$471RICA$693UT$423CONE$224MO$432KY$757WVVA$475MD$197DE$733AZ$719NMKSARTN$384NC$573SC$501DCOK$469LAMSAL$853GA$707HITX$2.3kFL$980PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$853$853$853$405
Arizona2$719$329$1,110$464
California11$693$209$3,243$723
Connecticut1$471$471$471$27
Delaware1$733$733$733$1,733
Florida8$980$425$5,006$562
Georgia6$707$293$1,438$743
Iowa1$742$742$742$835
Idaho2$709$709$709$585
Illinois6$583$363$1,129$651
Indiana2$392$212$572$1,020
Kentucky2$757$264$1,250$658
Massachusetts3$530$398$752$376
Maryland1$197$197$197–
Michigan3$513$513$964$238
Minnesota1$107$107$107$328
Missouri4$432$238$506$492
North Carolina4$573$573$778$567
Nebraska1$224$224$224$384
New Jersey8$382$299$483$792
Nevada1$2,361$2,361$2,361$167
New York1$1,274$1,274$1,274$90
Ohio7$470$14$931$812
Oklahoma3$469$393$887$752
Oregon1$783$783$783$842
Pennsylvania9$944$421$1,375$794
South Carolina4$501$370$2,925$238
Tennessee2$384$384$384$655
Texas21$2,333$362$4,846$707
Utah2$423$423$423$441
Virginia6$475$475$3,077$889
Washington2$646$340$952$916
127 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does breathing test before and after an inhaler cost at a hospital?

At 122 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for breathing test before and after an inhaler is $688, and most charge between $330 and $2,561. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $681. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for breathing test before and after an inhaler?

At 44 of the 107 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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