DRG 194 · Respiratory

Pneumonia Cost in Texas — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for simple pneumonia and pleurisy with complications — one of the most common medical admissions.

State average
$33,239
gross charge · DRG 194
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$4,123 – $48,186
low to high
Lowest $4,123 Highest $48,186

32 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 $33,239.

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.

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.

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:

Data notes for Texas

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $4,123
    Cash pay $2,474
  2. 2

    Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance

    Edinburg, TX

    Gross charge $5,324
  3. 3

    Yoakum Community Hospital

    Yoakum, TX

    Gross charge $13,624
    Cash pay $8,855
  4. 4

    Memorial Medical Center

    Port Lavaca, TX

    Gross charge $17,733
    Cash pay $12,413
  5. 5

    Comanche County Medical Center

    Comanche, TX

    Gross charge $19,796
    Cash pay $12,867
  6. 6

    Paris Regional Health

    Paris, TX

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $22,312
    Cash pay $7,809
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,811
  7. 7

    Oakbend Medical Center

    Richmond, TX

    Gross charge $22,436
    Cash pay $4,487
  8. 8

    UTMB Health - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    Galveston, TX

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $25,653
    Cash pay $14,961
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,771
  9. 9

    United Regional Health Care System

    Wichita Falls, TX

    79 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $27,579
    Cash pay $26,200
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,475
  10. 10

    Guadalupe Regional Medical Center

    Seguin, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $28,275
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,185
  11. 11
    Gross charge $28,554
    Cash pay $5,711
  12. 12
    Gross charge $28,554
    Cash pay $5,711
  13. 13

    Midland Memorial Hospital

    Midland, TX

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $32,835
    Cash pay $8,209
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,218
  14. 14
    Gross charge $34,672
    Cash pay $24,270
  15. 15
    Gross charge $36,101
    Cash pay $18,051
  16. 16

    Methodist Dallas Medical Center

    Dallas, TX

    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
  17. 17

    Methodist Richardson Medical Center

    Richardson, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,366
  18. 18

    Methodist Charlton Medical Center

    Dallas, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,375
  19. 19

    Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

    Mansfield, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,383
  20. 20
    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
  21. 21

    Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

    Midlothian, TX

    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
  22. 22
    Gross charge $38,845
    Cash pay $19,422
  23. 23

    Starr County Memorial Hospital

    Rio Grande City, TX

    Gross charge $39,367
  24. 24

    UT Health Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, TX

    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
  25. 25

    UT Health Carthage

    Carthage, TX

    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
  26. 26

    Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital

    Athens, TX

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,816
  27. 27

    UT Health Henderson

    Henderson, TX

    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
  28. 28

    UT Health Pittsburg

    Pittsburg, TX

    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
  29. 29

    UT Health Quitman

    Quitman, TX

    Gross charge $44,224
    Cash pay $4,422
  30. 30

    Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center

    Sherman, TX

    Gross charge $44,616
    Cash pay $13,385
  31. 31

    Baptist Beaumont Hospital

    Beaumont, TX

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $46,653
    Cash pay $6,065
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,773
  32. 32

    Parkland Health & Hospital System

    Dallas, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $48,186
    Cash pay $19,274
    Medicare pays (avg) $42,590
  33. 33
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,400
  34. 34

    University Medical Center of El Paso

    El Paso, TX

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    Laredo Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Laredo, TX

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,968
  36. 36

    Covenant Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,021
  37. 37

    Ascension Providence Hospital

    Waco, TX

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,687
  38. 38

    Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.

    Dallas, TX

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,080
  39. 39

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

    Temple, TX

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,585
  40. 40

    Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

    Austin, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,584
  41. 41
    Gross charge
  42. 42

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

    Irving, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,257
  43. 43

    Medical City North Hills

    North Richland Hills, TX

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Acute Care)

    Pasadena, TX

    Gross charge
  45. 45
    Gross charge
  46. 46
    Gross charge
  47. 47

    Medical Center Hospital

    Odessa, TX

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,990
  49. 49
    Gross charge
  50. 50
    Gross charge
  51. 51

    Methodist Hospital Atascosa

    Jourdanton, TX

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    Medical City Weatherford

    Weatherford, TX

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Northwest Texas Healthcare System

    Amarillo, TX

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    University Health University Hospital

    San Antonio, TX

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

    Conroe, TX

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,111
  56. 56

    Hendrick Medical Center

    Abilene, TX

    55 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,286
  57. 57

    Faith Community Hospital

    Jacksboro, TX

    Gross charge
  58. 58

    Harris Health

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  59. 59
    Gross charge
  60. 60

    Methodist Hospital

    San Antonio, TX

    75 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,974
  61. 61
    Gross charge
  62. 62

    St David's Medical Center

    Austin, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,636
  63. 63

    Navarro Regional Hospital

    Corsicana, TX

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    Matagorda Regional Medical Center

    Bay City, TX

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    Woodland Heights Medical Center

    Lufkin, TX

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    Covenant Hospital Plainview

    Plainview, TX

    Gross charge
  67. 67

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine

    Grapevine, TX

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $3,897
  68. 68

    Shannon Medical Center

    San Angelo, TX

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,898
  69. 69

    Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood

    Brownwood, TX

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    Lake Granbury Medical Center

    Granbury, TX

    Gross charge
  71. 71

    HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

    Webster, TX

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,204
  72. 72

    HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  73. 73

    Doctors Hospital of Laredo

    Laredo, TX

    Gross charge
  74. 74

    Freestone Medical Center

    Fairfield, TX

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    Medical City Lewisville (Acute Care)

    Lewisville, TX

    Gross charge
  76. 76
    Gross charge
  77. 77

    HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball

    Tomball, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,843
  78. 78

    Womans Hospital of Texas,the

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  79. 79

    Medical City Arlington

    Arlington, TX

    Gross charge
  80. 80

    Dallas Regional Medical Center

    Mesquite, TX

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $9,641
  81. 81

    Longview Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Longview, TX

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,846
  82. 82

    Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Mcallen, TX

    Gross charge
  83. 83

    St David's South Austin Medical Center

    Austin, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,845
  84. 84

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe

    Rowlett, TX

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,567
  85. 85
    Gross charge
  86. 86

    Corpus Christi Medical Center,the

    Corpus Christi, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,250
  87. 87
    Gross charge
  88. 88
    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Medical City Las Colinas

    Irving, TX

    Gross charge
  90. 90
    Gross charge
  91. 91
    Gross charge
  92. 92
    Gross charge
  93. 93

    Harlingen Medical Center

    Harlingen, TX

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $8,795
  94. 94
    Gross charge
  95. 95

    St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

    The Woodlands, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,761
  96. 96

    BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital

    Tyler, TX

    Gross charge
  97. 97
    Gross charge
  98. 98

    Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital

    Austin, TX

    Gross charge
  99. 99
    Gross charge
  100. 100
    Gross charge
  101. 101
    Gross charge
  102. 102

    Lubbock Heart Surgery

    Lubbock, TX

    Gross charge
  103. 103
    Gross charge
  104. 104
    Gross charge
  105. 105

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial

    Frisco, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,245
  106. 106

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano

    Plano, TX

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $3,993
  107. 107
    Gross charge
  108. 108
    Gross charge
  109. 109
    Gross charge
  110. 110
    Gross charge
  111. 111

    Ascension Seton Highland Lakes

    Burnet, TX

    Gross charge
  112. 112
    Gross charge
  113. 113
    Gross charge
  114. 114
    Gross charge
  115. 115
    Gross charge
  116. 116
    Gross charge
  117. 117
    Gross charge
  118. 118

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock

    Round Rock, TX

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,590
  119. 119

    Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital

    Round Rock, TX

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,856
  120. 120

    Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital

    Cedar Park, TX

    Gross charge
  121. 121
    Gross charge
  122. 122

    St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

    Sugar Land, TX

    Gross charge
  123. 123

    Ascension Seton Hays

    Kyle, TX

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,298
  124. 124
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $3,204
  125. 125
    Gross charge
  126. 126

    St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  127. 127
    Gross charge
  128. 128

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney

    Mc Kinney, TX

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,558
  129. 129

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station

    College Station, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,412
  130. 130

    Medical City Alliance

    Fort Worth, TX

    Gross charge
  131. 131

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls

    Marble Falls, TX

    Gross charge
  132. 132
    Gross charge
  133. 133
    Gross charge
  134. 134
    Gross charge
  135. 135

    Texas Health Hospital Mansfield

    Mansfield, TX

    Gross charge
  136. 136

    Jps Health Network

    Fort Worth, TX

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $38,416
  137. 137

    North Texas Medical Center

    Gainesville, TX

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,024
  138. 138

    South Texas Health System

    Edinburg, TX

    Gross charge
  139. 139

    Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital

    Jasper, TX

    Gross charge
  140. 140

    Medical City Denton

    Denton, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,792
  141. 141

    HCA Houston Healthcare West

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  142. 142

    Medical City Plano

    Plano, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,717
  143. 143

    University Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,265
  144. 144

    Palestine Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palestine, TX

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,690
  145. 145
    Gross charge
  146. 146

    Mc Camey Hospital

    Mccamey, TX

    Gross charge
  147. 147

    Lavaca Medical Center

    Hallettsville, TX

    Gross charge
  148. 148

    Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks

    San Antonio, TX

    Gross charge
  149. 149

    HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland

    Pearland, TX

    Gross charge
  150. 150
    Gross charge
  151. 151
    Gross charge
  152. 152

    CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview (Acute Care)

    Longview, TX

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,513
  153. 153

    CHRISTUS Outpatient Pavilion St. Elizabeth

    Beaumont, TX

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,347
  154. 154

    Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, TX

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,765
  155. 155

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville

    Beeville, TX

    Gross charge
  156. 156

    CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler

    Tyler, TX

    51 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,029
  157. 157

    DeTar Hospital Navarro

    Victoria, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,043
  158. 158

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg

    Kingsville, TX

    Gross charge
  159. 159
    Gross charge
  160. 160
    Gross charge
  161. 161

    Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center

    San Antonio, TX

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,986
  162. 162

    CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos

    San Marcos, TX

    Gross charge
  163. 163
    Gross charge
  164. 164

    Christus St Michael Health System (Acute Care)

    Texarkana, TX

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,037
  165. 165

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice

    Alice, TX

    Gross charge
  166. 166
    Gross charge
  167. 167
    Gross charge
  168. 168

    Methodist Hospital Stone Oak

    San Antonio, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,420
  169. 169
    Gross charge
  170. 170
    Gross charge
  171. 171
    Gross charge
  172. 172

    Texas Health Hospital Frisco

    Frisco, TX

    Gross charge

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