Pneumonia Cost in Texas — 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?
Data notes for Texas
- The lowest published charge ($4,123 at Sweeny Community Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Sweeny Community Hospital
Sweeny, TX
Gross charge $4,123Cash pay $2,474 - 2
Yoakum Community Hospital
Yoakum, TX
Gross charge $13,624Cash pay $8,855 - 3
Memorial Medical Center
Port Lavaca, TX
Gross charge $17,733Cash pay $12,413 - 4
Comanche County Medical Center
Comanche, TX
Gross charge $19,796Cash pay $12,867 - 5
Paris Regional Health
Paris, TX
Gross charge $22,312Cash pay $7,809 - 6
Oakbend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
Gross charge $22,436Cash pay $4,487 - 7Gross charge $25,653Cash pay $14,961
- 8
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX
Gross charge $27,579Cash pay $26,200 - 9
Hunt Regional Medical Center
Greenville, TX
Gross charge $28,011Cash pay $18,207 - 10
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
Gross charge $28,275 - 11
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Big Spring, TX
Gross charge $28,554Cash pay $5,711 - 12
Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Alpine, TX
Gross charge $28,554Cash pay $5,711 - 13
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Gross charge $32,835Cash pay $8,209 - 14
Electra Memorial Hospital
Electra, TX
Gross charge $34,672Cash pay $24,270 - 15
Elite Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge $36,101Cash pay $18,051 - 16
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 17
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 18
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 19
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 20
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
Southlake, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 21
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Midlothian, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 22
Methodist Celina Medical Center
Celina, TX
Gross charge $38,845Cash pay $19,422 - 23
UT Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 24
UT Health Carthage
Carthage, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 25
Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
Athens, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 26
UT Health Henderson
Henderson, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 27
UT Health Pittsburg
Pittsburg, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 28
UT Health Quitman
Quitman, TX
Gross charge $44,224Cash pay $4,422 - 29
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
Sherman, TX
Gross charge $44,616Cash pay $13,385 - 30
Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge $46,653Cash pay $6,065 - 31
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $48,186Cash pay $19,274 - 32Gross charge —
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Jps Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 35
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 36
Ascension Providence Hospital
Waco, TX
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX
Gross charge — - 39
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 40
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital - Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Gross charge — - 41
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 42
North Texas Medical Center
Gainesville, TX
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Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 46
Ascension Seton Smithville Hospital
Smithville, TX
Gross charge — - 47Gross charge —
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Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 49Gross charge —
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Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX
Gross charge — - 51
Faith Community Hospital
Jacksboro, TX
Gross charge — - 52
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX
Gross charge — - 53
St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Livingston, TX
Livingston, TX
Gross charge — - 54
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 55
Covenant Hospital Plainview
Plainview, TX
Gross charge — - 56
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
Grapevine, TX
Gross charge — - 57
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo, TX
Gross charge — - 58
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
Gross charge — - 59
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Gross charge — - 60
Freestone Medical Center
Fairfield, TX
Gross charge — - 61
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mesquite, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,641 - 62
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Mcallen, TX
Gross charge — - 63Gross charge —
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Covenant Hospital Levelland
Levelland, TX
Gross charge — - 65Gross charge —
- 66
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 67
Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,795 - 68
BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 69
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 70
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 71
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 72Gross charge —
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Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX
Gross charge — - 76
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
Burnet, TX
Gross charge — - 77
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis
Luling, TX
Gross charge — - 78
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Taylor, TX
Gross charge — - 79
Mid Coast Medical Center - Central
Llano, TX
Gross charge — - 80
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham
Brenham, TX
Gross charge — - 81
Pampa Regional Medical Center
Pampa, TX
Gross charge — - 82
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge — - 83Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 85
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 86
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital
Cedar Park, TX
Gross charge — - 87
Ascension Seton Hays
Kyle, TX
Gross charge — - 88
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 89Gross charge —
- 90
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 91Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
Mc Kinney, TX
Gross charge — - 93
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station
College Station, TX
Gross charge — - 94
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
Gross charge — - 95
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
Marble Falls, TX
Gross charge — - 96
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville (Building 1)
Pflugerville, TX
Gross charge — - 97Gross charge —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin
Austin, TX
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31 Texas hospitals publish gross charges for pneumonia (DRG 194). Prices range from $4,123 to $48,186 — roughly $44,063 apart. The cheapest is Sweeny Community Hospital in Sweeny; the most expensive is Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas. The state average sits at $33,773.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. Texas 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.