Reviewed the same day by Texas-licensed clinicians

Asthma care and inhaler refills online in Texas

For asthma you already have: a review of your inhalers and control, refills if appropriate, and a written action plan for flares.

Insurance or a flat cash priceYour pharmacy, your choiceIn-person care if needed: our DFW clinics, or near you
Online evaluation
Same-day review24/7 weekdays · 7 AM–9 PM CT weekends
Short answer

Can I get online care for asthma in Texas?

Yes, for adults 18 and older in Texas. For asthma you already have: a review of your inhalers and control, refills if appropriate, and a written action plan for flares. Review is by a Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician, 24/7 on weekdays and 7 AM–9 PM CT on weekends. The flat price is $59, or use insurance. A prescription goes to the pharmacy you choose only if it's appropriate; controlled medicines are never prescribed online. If you have needing your rescue inhaler every 4 hours or more often, or the relief isn't lasting, you need to be seen in person today instead (at our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics, or urgent care near you), and you don't pay the online fee. Already a Passion Health patient with insurance? We book you with your own clinician instead.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health · October 22, 2026

Price
$59 flat cash rate or insurance
Visit type
Online evaluation
Reviewed by
A Texas-licensed Passion Health physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant
Turnaround
Same day · 24/7 weekdays, 7 AM–9 PM CT weekends
Insurance
BCBS of Texas, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana, Healthcare Highways
Prescriptions
Only if appropriate, sent to your pharmacy · never controlled medicines online
About the condition

What to know about asthma

Asthma is a long-term condition in which the airways swell and tighten, causing wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Flares are often set off by colds, allergies, smoke, exercise or cold air. Asthma often starts in childhood but can begin at any age, and it tends to run in families.

Before you start

Is online care right for you?

A good fit for online care

  • Asthma diagnosed by a clinician, and you need your controller or rescue inhaler reviewed for a refill
  • Checking whether your asthma is well controlled, or why you need your rescue inhaler more often
  • Getting or updating a written asthma action plan
  • Mild symptoms with allergies or after a cold, with no trouble talking or breathing at rest

Book an in-person visit instead if

  • Needing your rescue inhaler every 4 hours or more often, or the relief isn't lasting Same day
  • Wheezing or breathlessness that has never been diagnosed as asthma by a clinician Within days

Not near one of our clinics? Online Care is open to adults anywhere in Texas; our clinics are in Dallas–Fort Worth. If the safety questions or your clinician show you need to be examined, we tell you what kind of care you need and how soon — an emergency room, an urgent care center, or a clinician near you. If you've already paid, the full fee is refunded and you get a written summary of your visit to take with you.

Call 911 or go to the ER now if you have

Call 911

  • Too short of breath to speak in full sentences, or your lips or fingertips look blue or gray
  • Short of breath at rest

Emergency room now

  • Peak flow below 50% of your personal best, or your rescue inhaler isn't helping
  • Oxygen level below 94% on a home monitor (below 90% if you have COPD)
  • Coughing up more than a teaspoon of blood, or blood with breathlessness or chest pain

Also call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke signs, a sudden severe headache, fainting, a seizure, severe bleeding, new confusion, throat swelling, an overdose or thoughts of harming someone else — and call or text 988 for thoughts of harming yourself. If screening routes you before you pay, nothing is charged. If a clinician routes you after you've paid, the full fee is refunded.

Already a Passion Health patient?

If Passion Health is your primary care practice and you have insurance, book this with your own clinician — in person or by video, billed to your plan like any visit, with no online fee. Your clinician knows your history and can adjust your whole plan, not just this one problem. Online asthma care is for new patients, uninsured patients and patients outside Dallas–Fort Worth; established patients without insurance pay the $39 renewal rate.

How it works

How your asthma visit works

  1. 1
    Answer the asthma intake

    About 5 minutes, with photos if they help. Emergency and safety questions come first.

  2. 2
    A clinician reviews it the same day

    A Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician reads everything and calls or videos you if they need more.

  3. 3
    You get a plan

    If treatment is appropriate, a prescription goes to the pharmacy you choose.

  4. 4
    Follow-up is built in

    A 48-hour check-in and secure messaging. If you need to be seen, a same-day visit at our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics, or clear advice on where to go near you.

Your care

What to expect from your clinician

What your clinician may consider

  • A check on control: daytime symptoms, night waking, rescue-inhaler use, and any recent steroid pills or ER visits.
  • Renewing or adjusting a controller inhaler that contains an inhaled steroid, if appropriate.
  • A quick check of your inhaler technique and spacer use.
  • A written asthma action plan with green, yellow and red zones.
  • An in-person visit, and breathing tests if needed, if your asthma isn't well controlled.

Shown so you know what to expect. The reviewing clinician decides what, if anything, is appropriate for you — a prescription is never guaranteed, and controlled medicines are never prescribed online.

Labs, tests and Passion Health services

  • If your clinician recommends remote monitoring or chronic care management for your asthma, you can enroll through Passion Health.
Price & insurance

How much does an online asthma visit cost?

Quick evaluation
$59
  • A Texas-licensed clinician reviews your intake
  • A care plan, and a prescription if appropriate
  • 48-hour check-in
  • 14 days of secure messaging

Using insurance: we're in network with BCBS of Texas, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana and Healthcare Highways, and we verify eligibility for every plan before review — you see your estimated cost-share first. New patients have a short video visit, because plans pay for a visit, not a form. Same-day review applies to self-pay visits; insurance visits begin once we've verified your plan, which is the next business morning if you submit overnight or on a weekend. Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and TRICARE are billed to the program, and the cash rate isn't offered for covered services.

Full refund if your case isn't accepted: if the clinician doesn't accept your case for online care, for any reason, the full fee is refunded to your card within 10 business days, and we help you get the care you need: a same-day visit at one of our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics or, if you're not near one, clear advice on where to be seen and a written summary of your visit. With insurance, no claim is submitted for the online review. Paying the flat price yourself? You can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before your visit.

Labs and imaging, if needed, are billed separately, and medication is paid at your pharmacy. Passion Health doesn't sell, ship or mark up medication.

Follow-up

A 48-hour check-in message and 14 days of secure messaging. If you're not improving, we book a same-day clinic visit, or, if you're not near one of our clinics, tell you where to be seen near you.

If your inhalers change, your clinician may check in after a few weeks to see how you're doing. If your asthma isn't well controlled, they may ask you to come in for an in-person visit.

Questions

Questions about asthma care

How much does an online asthma visit cost?

The flat cash rate is $59 for a quick evaluation, or use your insurance and pay your plan's cost-share — we show you an estimate before review starts. Medication is paid at your pharmacy. If the clinician doesn't accept your case for online care, for any reason, the full fee is refunded to your card.

Will I talk to someone, or is it just a form?

A Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician reviews every intake and decides your plan — not software. For asthma, Texas law lets the clinician evaluate you from a condition-specific intake plus your photos and records, and they'll call or video you whenever something needs a conversation. New patients using insurance have a short video visit, because plans pay for a visit, not a form.

Is a prescription guaranteed?

No. You're paying for a licensed clinician's evaluation and plan. Many visits end with a prescription; some end with a different plan, a test, or a referral. Controlled medicines — stimulants, benzodiazepines, opioids, testosterone, sleep aids like zolpidem — are never prescribed at an online visit.

I'm already a Passion Health patient. Can I use this?

If you have insurance, we'll book you with your own Passion Health clinician instead — in person or by video, billed to your plan like any visit, with no online fee. Your clinician knows your history and can adjust your whole plan. If you're an established patient without insurance, continuing a treatment we already prescribed uses the $39 follow-up rate; a new problem uses this page's price.

Can I get just my rescue inhaler refilled online?

For adults, we usually don't refill albuterol by itself without a medicine that contains an inhaled steroid, because using a rescue inhaler alone raises the risk of serious attacks. Your clinician may prescribe a daily inhaled steroid to use with your rescue inhaler, or an inhaler that combines a steroid with a quick reliever, such as budesonide-formoterol used as needed (an off-label use in the US) or budesonide-albuterol, if appropriate. If you need your rescue inhaler more often than usual, your asthma may not be well controlled, and your clinician will talk with you about next steps.

What is an asthma action plan?

It's a written plan, made with your clinician, that tells you what to do in each zone: green (doing well — keep taking your daily medicine), yellow (symptoms or a lower peak flow — add medicine as your plan says and check in), and red (severe symptoms or a peak flow under 50% of your personal best — get emergency help). Keep a copy on your phone and at home.

The Texas law behind this visit

A clinician may form a valid patient relationship online using store-and-forward technology — your condition-specific intake, photos and records — paired with a call or video when needed, as long as the in-person standard of care is met (Tex. Occ. Code §111.005(a)(3), §111.007). Your clinician gives you guidance on follow-up care and, with your consent, sends new patients' visit notes to their primary care physician within 72 hours (§111.005(b)).

Full Texas-law summary →

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Medical reviewer

Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHY ADV

Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health · Texas-licensed internal medicine physician

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Reviewed for medical accuracy by Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health, on October 22, 2026. Pages are reviewed again when clinical guidance or our visit rules change, and the date shown here is updated each time.

Sources: NHLBI · GINA · CDC

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