Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections (with major complications)
A serious infection of the brain or spinal cord caused by bacteria or tuberculosis, such as bacterial meningitis or a brain abscess. Treatment involves intravenous antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
National avg charge
$148,361
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,811
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
368
have published MRF data
Compare Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections cost by state
26 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
10 hospitals avg $109,685
Compare hospitals → CA California
29 hospitals avg $205,595
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $122,447
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
9 hospitals avg $249,344
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $176,019
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
8 hospitals avg $93,479
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
14 hospitals avg $112,642
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
19 hospitals avg $68,789
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
5 hospitals avg $137,146
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
14 hospitals avg $42,056
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
19 hospitals avg $318,995
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
12 hospitals avg $102,475
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $230,804
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
5 hospitals avg $160,092
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
5 hospitals avg $110,778
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $76,256
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
5 hospitals avg $237,576
Compare hospitals → NY New York
23 hospitals avg $125,188
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
16 hospitals avg $118,961
Compare hospitals → OK Oklahoma
5 hospitals avg $70,247
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
8 hospitals avg $116,102
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
16 hospitals avg $175,692
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $154,760
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
12 hospitals avg $175,570
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
13 hospitals avg $107,361
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
13 hospitals avg $153,652
Compare hospitals → What is bacterial meningitis & brain infections?
A serious infection of the brain or spinal cord caused by bacteria or tuberculosis, such as bacterial meningitis or a brain abscess. Treatment involves intravenous antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 094 (with major complications), classified within the Nervous System diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections nationally
Top 100 by published price · 434 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital Brewton, AL | AL | $6,432 | — | ||
| Atmore Community Hospital Atmore, AL | AL | $6,432 | — | ||
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY | KY | $6,887 | $5,716 | ||
| Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | NY | $8,498 | $8,498 | ||
| Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX | TX | $12,386 | — | ||
| Jefferson County Health Center Fairfield, IA | IA | $12,939 | $7,764 | ||
| Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Hollister, CA | CA | — | $13,830 | — | |
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $14,155 | $14,155 | ||
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA | GA | — | $15,782 | $7,891 | |
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $15,935 | $9,561 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $15,935 | $9,561 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $15,935 | $9,561 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $16,700 | $26,366 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $20,152 | — | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $20,354 | $16,283 | ||
| Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT | CT | $20,677 | $20,677 | ||
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE | NE | $20,746 | $18,672 | ||
| St Peters Health Helena, MT | MT | $21,282 | $13,833 | ||
| St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY | NY | $21,282 | $13,833 | ||
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY | NY | $21,282 | $13,833 | ||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | — | $21,282 | $13,833 | |
| Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR | OR | $21,282 | $13,833 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $22,010 | $8,804 | ||
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville, OH | OH | $22,564 | $13,538 | ||
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN | IN | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care) Corbin, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY | KY | $22,814 | $17,111 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $23,251 | $12,788 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $23,251 | $18,601 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $23,251 | $16,276 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $23,251 | $16,276 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $23,251 | $23,251 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $23,708 | $11,854 | ||
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Fort Bragg, CA | CA | $24,547 | $16,201 | ||
| Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD | SD | $24,604 | — | ||
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $26,368 | $19,776 | ||
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $28,792 | $9,214 | ||
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial Willits, CA | CA | $30,105 | $9,031 | ||
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville, VA | VA | $31,571 | $12,628 | ||
| Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton, GA | GA | — | $31,972 | $12,789 | |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA | MA | $32,897 | $8,104 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $35,309 | $10,593 | ||
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN | IN | $37,984 | $30,387 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $39,723 | $39,723 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $39,723 | $39,723 | |
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $40,229 | $24,138 | |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $43,448 | $26,634 | ||
| Mississippi Methodist Rehab Center Jackson, MS | MS | — | $43,796 | — | |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer, AK | AK | — | $43,950 | $32,962 | |
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $43,987 | $23,181 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $43,987 | $23,181 | ||
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY | NY | $44,295 | $26,577 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $49,510 | $34,657 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $49,510 | $34,657 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $52,791 | $52,791 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $53,481 | $34,762 | ||
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA | MA | $54,533 | $34,657 | ||
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $55,419 | $44,335 | ||
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL | FL | $55,982 | $39,187 | ||
| Salina Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Salina, KS | KS | $58,041 | $40,629 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $58,544 | $38,054 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $58,544 | $38,054 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $58,544 | $38,054 | ||
| Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR | OR | $60,000 | — | ||
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA | WA | $60,630 | $42,441 | ||
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Salida, CO | CO | $60,876 | $51,745 | ||
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC | NC | $64,872 | $38,923 | ||
| UNC REX Hospital Raleigh, NC | NC | $64,872 | $38,923 | ||
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY | KY | $65,419 | $65,419 | ||
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | MA | $66,578 | $49,933 | ||
| Witham Health Services Lebanon, IN | IN | $68,416 | $47,891 | ||
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM | NM | $68,697 | $41,218 | ||
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH | OH | $68,769 | $68,769 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $72,166 | $43,300 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $72,166 | $43,300 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $72,166 | $43,300 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $72,166 | $43,300 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $72,166 | $43,300 | ||
| Mena Regional Health System (Critical Access) Mena, AR | AR | — | $72,348 | $43,409 | |
| Jackson Hospital Montgomery, AL | AL | $73,023 | $13,874 | ||
| St. Catherine Hospital East Chicago, IN | IN | $73,564 | $44,138 | ||
| Community Hospital Munster, IN | IN | $73,564 | $44,138 | ||
| St Mary Medical Center Inc (Acute Care) Hobart, IN | IN | $73,564 | $44,138 | ||
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $74,634 | — | ||
| Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT | CT | $75,034 | $38,267 | ||
| UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital Rockford, IL | IL | $75,286 | — | ||
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK | OK | — | $76,250 | $45,750 | |
| Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK | OK | — | $76,250 | $45,750 | |
| Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK | OK | — | $76,250 | $45,750 | |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $77,910 | $21,036 | ||
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $77,910 | $21,036 | ||
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Ukiah, CA | CA | $78,312 | $15,662 | ||
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI | MI | $78,688 | $19,672 | ||
| Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI | MI | $78,688 | $19,672 | ||
| University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI | MI | $78,688 | $19,672 |