Pneumonia Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for simple pneumonia and pleurisy with complications — one of the most common medical admissions.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for pneumonia. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- IV antibiotics and oxygen therapy
- Chest imaging, blood cultures, and routine labs
- Respiratory treatments (nebulizers, etc.) during the stay
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist and infectious-disease consultant professional fees
- Pulmonologist consultation if required
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Follow-up chest imaging
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does pneumonia best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Pneumonia Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for pneumonia survive 30 days. The headline pneumonia outcome.
Pneumonia Readmissions
Strong discharge planning, the right outpatient antibiotic, and follow-up reduce returns to the hospital.
Sepsis Care Bundle
Severe pneumonia can become sepsis. Hospitals with strong sepsis-bundle compliance catch and treat it early.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For pneumonia, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For patients with weakened immunity (chemotherapy, transplant, HIV), a hospital with infectious-disease specialists on staff may handle complex cases better.
- For severe pneumonia that may require ICU care, a hospital with a closed-staffed ICU is generally better equipped.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
- What outpatient antibiotic is prescribed, and is it covered?
- When is the follow-up chest X-ray, and where will it be done?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $0 - 2
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $6,600Cash pay $5,280 - 3
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $8,625Cash pay $5,175 - 4Gross charge $11,253Cash pay $1,390,012
- 5
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $15,791 - 6
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $16,189Cash pay $10,685 - 7
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $20,302 - 8
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $23,344Cash pay $14,006 - 9
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $25,839Cash pay $15,503 - 10
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $28,259 - 11
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $29,814Cash pay $15,802 - 12
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $29,848Cash pay $7,462 - 13
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,848Cash pay $7,462 - 14
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,848Cash pay $7,462 - 15
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $29,848Cash pay $7,462 - 16
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $30,015Cash pay $10,500 - 17
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $30,166Cash pay $18,099 - 18
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $30,575Cash pay $5,809 - 19
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $30,771Cash pay $1,209,614 - 20
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $34,257Cash pay $3,429,025 - 21
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $35,482 - 22
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $35,957Cash pay $25,170 - 23
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $36,382Cash pay $23,648 - 24
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $36,695Cash pay $27,521 - 25
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $36,697Cash pay $25,688 - 26
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $39,466Cash pay $5,920 - 27
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $48,384Cash pay $29,030 - 28
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $49,727Cash pay $34,809 - 29
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $50,097 - 30
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $50,097 - 31
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $51,671Cash pay $18,602 - 32
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $54,612Cash pay $16,384 - 33
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $57,645Cash pay $4,470 - 34
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $58,786 - 35
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $61,400Cash pay $36,840 - 36
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $61,563Cash pay $46,173 - 37
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $61,563Cash pay $46,173 - 38
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $61,563Cash pay $46,173 - 39
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $61,563Cash pay $46,173 - 40
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $63,861 - 41
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $71,062Cash pay $72,483 - 42
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $81,843Cash pay $19,642 - 43
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 50
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,335 - 54
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 58
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 60
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 62
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 72
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 78
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,064 - 79
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,301 - 80
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 81
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,184 - 84
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 92Gross charge —Cash pay $13,076
- 93
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price pneumonia (Medicare DRG 194) anywhere from $6,600 to $81,843 — a $75,243 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Redlands Community Hospital in Redlands. The state average sits at $39,690.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists pneumonia at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent pneumonia admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform pneumonia in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 194 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.