Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in Pennsylvania — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $16,700Cash pay $26,366 - 2
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $126,145Cash pay $100,916 - 3
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $126,145Cash pay $100,916 - 4
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 5
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 6
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 7
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 8
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 9
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 10
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $177,080Cash pay $109,790 - 11
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $202,067Cash pay $80,827 - 12
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $202,067Cash pay $80,827 - 13
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $202,067Cash pay $80,827 - 14
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $202,067Cash pay $80,827 - 15
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $223,200Cash pay $39,866 - 16
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $271,058Cash pay $39,866 - 17
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 18
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 19
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 20
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge — - 21
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 22
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 23
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 24
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 26
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 27
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 29
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,978 - 31
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 32
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 34Gross charge —
- 35
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 36
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 38
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 39
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 40
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 41
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 43
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge — - 44
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
- 46
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,450 - 47
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,978 - 48
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 49
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 50
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 51
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 53
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 55
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 56
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 57
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 58
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 61
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 62
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 64
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 65
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 66
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 67
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge — - 70
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 71
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 73
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 74
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 78
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
16 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for bacterial meningitis & brain infections (DRG 094). Prices range from $16,700 to $271,058 — roughly 16×. The cheapest is St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $175,692.
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. Pennsylvania 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.