Extreme Prematurity or Newborn Breathing Problems Cost in Texas — Compare All Hospitals
Care for newborns born extremely early or with underdeveloped lungs (respiratory distress syndrome). These babies are cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit with breathing support, warmth, and feeding assistance.
State average
$147,023
gross charge · DRG 790
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$720 – $277,592
low to high
Data notes for Texas
- The lowest published charge ($720 at Brownfield Regional Medical Center) 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
Crane County Hospital District
Crane, TX
Gross charge $109 - 2
Frio Regional Hospital
Pearsall, TX
Gross charge $118 - 3
Mitchell County Hospital District
Colorado City, TX
Gross charge $463Cash pay $324 - 4
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Brownfield, TX
Gross charge $720 - 5
Oakbend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
Gross charge $12,745Cash pay $2,549 - 6
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Big Spring, TX
Gross charge $17,679Cash pay $3,536 - 7
Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Alpine, TX
Gross charge $17,679Cash pay $3,536 - 8
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
Gross charge $20,024 - 9
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge $39,266 - 10
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX
Gross charge $44,665Cash pay $42,432 - 11
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
Sherman, TX
Gross charge $58,481Cash pay $17,544 - 12
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Gross charge $76,966Cash pay $19,242 - 13
Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge $151,730Cash pay $19,725 - 14Gross charge $197,172Cash pay $74,401
- 15
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $213,156Cash pay $85,263 - 16
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 17
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 18
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 19
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 20
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
Southlake, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 21
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Midlothian, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 22
Methodist Celina Medical Center
Celina, TX
Gross charge $277,592Cash pay $138,796 - 23Gross charge —
- 24
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, TX
Gross charge — - 25
Laredo Medical Center (Acute Care)
Laredo, TX
Gross charge — - 26
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 27
Ascension Providence Hospital
Waco, TX
Gross charge — - 28Gross charge —
- 29
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX
Gross charge — - 30
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 31
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital - Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Gross charge — - 32
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 33
Medical City North Hills
North Richland Hills, TX
Gross charge — - 34
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Acute Care)
Pasadena, TX
Gross charge — - 35Gross charge —
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- 37
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa, TX
Gross charge — - 38
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 41
Medical City Weatherford
Weatherford, TX
Gross charge — - 42
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Amarillo, TX
Gross charge — - 43
University Health University Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 44
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
Conroe, TX
Gross charge — - 45
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX
Gross charge — - 46
Faith Community Hospital
Jacksboro, TX
Gross charge — - 47
Harris Health
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 48
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX
Gross charge — - 49
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 50
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 51
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 52
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana, TX
Gross charge — - 53
Matagorda Regional Medical Center
Bay City, TX
Gross charge — - 54
Woodland Heights Medical Center
Lufkin, 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
Lake Granbury Medical Center
Granbury, TX
Gross charge — - 60
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX
Gross charge — - 61
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Gross charge — - 62
Freestone Medical Center
Fairfield, TX
Gross charge — - 63
Medical City Lewisville (Acute Care)
Lewisville, TX
Gross charge — - 64Gross charge —
- 65
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 66
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 67
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mesquite, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,622 - 68
Longview Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Longview, TX
Gross charge — - 69
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Mcallen, TX
Gross charge — - 70
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 71Gross charge —
- 72
Covenant Hospital Levelland
Levelland, TX
Gross charge — - 73
Corpus Christi Medical Center,the
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge — - 74
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 75
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 76
Medical City Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 77
Physicians Centre,the
Bryan, TX
Gross charge — - 78Gross charge —
- 79
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 80
Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $54,771 - 81
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 82
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 83
BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 84
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 85
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 86Gross charge —
- 87
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 88
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 89
Lubbock Heart Surgery
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 90
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 91
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
Trophy Club, TX
Gross charge — - 92Gross charge —
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- 95
San Antonio VA Medical Center (va South Texas Healthcare System)
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 96
Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX
Gross charge — - 97
Coon Memorial Hospital
Dalhart, TX
Gross charge — - 98
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
Burnet, TX
Gross charge — - 99
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis
Luling, TX
Gross charge — - 100
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Taylor, TX
Gross charge — - 101
Mid Coast Medical Center - Central
Llano, TX
Gross charge — - 102
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge — - 103Gross charge —
- 104
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 105
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge — - 106
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital
Cedar Park, TX
Gross charge — - 107
North Central Surgical Center Hospital
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 108
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
Gross charge — - 109
Ascension Seton Hays
Kyle, TX
Gross charge — - 110Gross charge —
- 111
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 112
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 113Gross charge —
- 114
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
Mc Kinney, TX
Gross charge — - 115
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station
College Station, TX
Gross charge — - 116
Medical City Alliance
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 117
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
Marble Falls, TX
Gross charge — - 118
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville (Building 1)
Pflugerville, TX
Gross charge — - 119Gross charge —
- 120
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 121
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge — - 122
Jps Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 123
North Texas Medical Center
Gainesville, TX
Gross charge — - 124
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge — - 125
Medical City Denton
Denton, TX
Gross charge — - 126
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 127
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
Gross charge — - 128
University Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 129
Palestine Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palestine, TX
Gross charge — - 130
Ennis Regional Medical Center
Ennis, TX
Gross charge — - 131
Mc Camey Hospital
Mccamey, TX
Gross charge — - 132
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Cypress, TX
Gross charge — - 133
CHRISTUS Outpatient Pavilion St. Elizabeth
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge — - 134
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge — - 135
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville
Beeville, TX
Gross charge — - 136
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 137
DeTar Hospital Navarro
Victoria, TX
Gross charge — - 138
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg
Kingsville, TX
Gross charge — - 139Gross charge —
- 140
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs (Acute Care)
Sulphur Springs, TX
Gross charge — - 141
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 142
St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Livingston, TX
Livingston, TX
Gross charge — - 143
Christus St Michael Health System (Acute Care)
Texarkana, TX
Gross charge — - 144
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice
Alice, TX
Gross charge — - 145
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro
Winnsboro, TX
Gross charge — - 146Gross charge —
- 147
Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge — - 148
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 149
Texas Health Hospital Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 150
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
Gross charge — - 151Gross charge —
- 152
Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital
Jasper, TX
Gross charge — - 153
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —
19 Texas hospitals publish gross charges for extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems (DRG 790). Prices range from $720 to $277,592 — roughly 386×. The cheapest is Brownfield Regional Medical Center in Brownfield; the most expensive is Methodist Celina Medical Center in Celina. The state average sits at $147,023.
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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems 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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems 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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 790 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.