Pneumonia Cost in Ohio — 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
Pomerene Hospital
Millersburg, OH
Gross charge $13,481Cash pay $10,785 - 2
Adams County Regional Medical Center
Seaman, OH
Gross charge $17,202Cash pay $13,762 - 3
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge $20,330Cash pay $12,539Medicare pays (avg) $4,789 - 4
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville, OH
Gross charge $27,566Cash pay $16,540Medicare pays (avg) $5,641 - 5
Wayne Hospital
Greenville, OH
Gross charge $28,468Cash pay $21,351 - 6
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Newark, OH
Gross charge $28,695Medicare pays (avg) $5,013 - 7
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $30,116Medicare pays (avg) $6,183 - 8
Mount Carmel East
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $36,475Cash pay $23,709Medicare pays (avg) $5,133 - 9
Mount Carmel New Albany
New Albany, OH
Gross charge $36,475Cash pay $23,709 - 10
Mount Carmel Dublin Hospital
Dublin, OH
Gross charge $36,475Cash pay $23,709 - 11
Mount Carmel St Ann's
Westerville, OH
Gross charge $36,475Cash pay $23,709 - 12
Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,528 - 13
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
Ashland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,913 - 14
The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,632 - 15
Wood County Hospital
Bowling Green, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,650 - 16Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,015
- 17
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
Fairfield, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,297 - 18
Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,362 - 19Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,248
- 20
ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,301 - 21
Fairfield Medical Center
Lancaster, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,864 - 22
Uh Regional Hospitals
Chardon, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,174 - 23
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
Gross charge — - 24
Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center
Springfield, OH
Gross charge — - 25
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,465 - 26
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 27
Memorial Hospital (Marysville)
Marysville, OH
Gross charge — - 28
UH Lake Health
Concord, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,178 - 29
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,173 - 30
Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,497 - 31
St. John Medical Center
Westlake, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,513 - 32
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center
Ashtabula, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,263 - 33
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,716 - 34
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,590 - 35
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,808 - 36
Memorial Hospital (Fremont)
Fremont, OH
Gross charge — - 37
Mercy Health - St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Warren, OH
Gross charge — - 38
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lorain, OH
Gross charge — - 39
Trinity Medical Center East & Trinity Medical Center West
Steubenville, OH
Gross charge — - 40
Mercy Health - West Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,568 - 41
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
Batavia, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,803 - 42
Glenbeigh Health Sources
Rock Creek, OH
Gross charge — - 43
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
Oregon, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,114 - 44
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,127 - 45
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,862 - 46
UH Ahuja Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,437 - 47
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
Portsmouth, OH
Gross charge — - 48
UH Beachwood Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 49
Mercy Health — Kings Mills Hospital
Mason, OH
Gross charge — - 50
Twin City Medical Center
Dennison, OH
Gross charge — - 51
Adena Greenfield Medical Center
Greenfield, OH
Gross charge — - 52
Mercy Health - Allen Hospital
Oberlin, OH
Gross charge — - 53
UH Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut, OH
Gross charge — - 54
Mercy Health - Willard Hospital
Willard, OH
Gross charge — - 55
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
Urbana, OH
Gross charge — - 56
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria, OH
Gross charge — - 57
Holzer Medical Center- Jackson
Jackson, OH
Gross charge — - 58
Adena Fayette Medical Center
Washington Ch, OH
Gross charge — - 59
Adena Pike Medical Center
Waverly, OH
Gross charge — - 60
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,637 - 61Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,877
- 62
Union Hospital (Acute Care)
Dover, OH
Gross charge — - 63
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,362 - 64
Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH
Gross charge — - 65
The University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 66
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,962 - 67
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,968 - 68
Metrohealth System
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,339 - 69
Alliance Community Hospital
Alliance, OH
Gross charge — - 70
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 71
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,276 - 72
Berger Hospital
Circleville, OH
Gross charge — - 73
TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,647 - 74
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem, OH
Gross charge — - 75
Madison Health
London, OH
Gross charge — - 76
West Chester Hospital
West Chester, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,716 - 77
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva
Geneva, OH
Gross charge — - 78
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Orrville, OH
Gross charge — - 79
Fulton County Health Center
Wauseon, OH
Gross charge —
11 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for pneumonia (DRG 194). Prices range from $13,481 to $36,475 — roughly $22,994 apart. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Mount Carmel St Ann's in Westerville. The state average sits at $28,342.
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. Ohio 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.