Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in North Carolina — 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
$115,545
gross charge · DRG 094
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$23,251 – $279,186
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $23,251Cash pay $6,278 - 2
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $64,872Cash pay $38,923 - 3
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $64,872Cash pay $38,923 - 4
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $77,912Cash pay $21,036 - 5
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $100,703Cash pay $40,281 - 6
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 7
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 8
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 9
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 10
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 11
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 12
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 13
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $111,334Cash pay $55,667 - 14
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $136,608Cash pay $61,473 - 15
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $210,639Cash pay $105,319 - 16
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $279,186Cash pay $111,675 - 17
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 18
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 19
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 20
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 29
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 30
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 31
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 32
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,498 - 33Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 35
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
16 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for bacterial meningitis & brain infections (DRG 094). Prices range from $23,251 to $279,186 — roughly 12×. The cheapest is Duke Regional Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $115,545.
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. North Carolina 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.