DRG 094 · Nervous System

Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

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.

State average
$176,019
gross charge · DRG 094
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$15,782 – $253,597
low to high
Lowest $15,782 Highest $253,597

21 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for bacterial meningitis & brain infections (DRG 094). Prices range from $15,782 to $253,597 — roughly 16×. The cheapest is Warm Springs Medical Center in Warm Springs; the most expensive is Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba in Macon. The state average sits at $176,019.

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 bacterial meningitis & brain infections 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 bacterial meningitis & brain infections 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. Georgia hospitals missing from the list either don't perform bacterial meningitis & brain infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 094 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Warm Springs Medical Center

    Warm Springs, GA

    Gross charge $15,782
    Cash pay $7,891
  2. 2
    Gross charge $23,251
    Cash pay $18,601
  3. 3
    Gross charge $31,972
    Cash pay $12,789
  4. 4

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    Gross charge $126,265
  5. 5

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus

    Saint Marys, GA

    Gross charge $126,265
  6. 6

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  7. 7

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  8. 8

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  9. 9

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  10. 10

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  11. 11

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  12. 12

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $155,784
    Cash pay $46,735
  13. 13

    Piedmont Augusta

    Augusta, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  14. 14

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  15. 15

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  16. 16

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  17. 17

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  18. 18

    Piedmont Macon North

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  19. 19

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  20. 20

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  21. 21

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $253,597
    Cash pay $76,079
  22. 22
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  23. 23

    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

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  24. 24

    East Georgia Regional Medical Center

    Statesboro, GA

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  25. 25

    Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlanta, GA

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  26. 26

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

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  28. 28

    Crisp Regional Hospital

    Cordele, GA

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  29. 29

    SGMC Health - Main

    Valdosta, GA

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  30. 30

    Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dublin, GA

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  31. 31

    Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

    Vidalia, GA

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  32. 32

    Memorial Hospital and Manor

    Bainbridge, GA

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  33. 33

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

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  34. 34

    Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)

    Augusta, GA

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  35. 35

    SGMC Health - Berrien

    Nashville, GA

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  36. 36

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Ringgold, GA

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  37. 37

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

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  38. 38
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  40. 40

    Sgmc Health Lanier

    Lakeland, GA

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  43. 43

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

    Gainesville, GA

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  44. 44

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham

    Demorest, GA

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  45. 45

    St. Joseph's Hospital

    Savannah, GA

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  46. 46

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

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  47. 47

    Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)

    Duluth, GA

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