Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
A serious bacterial infection of the brain or spinal cord, such as bacterial meningitis or a brain abscess, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay typically involves IV antibiotics, close monitoring, and tests such as brain imaging or a spinal tap.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $39,961Cash pay $23,977 - 2
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $46,186Cash pay $32,330 - 3
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $53,985Cash pay $35,090 - 4Gross charge $53,985Cash pay $35,090
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Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 6
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 7
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Carthage, IL
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 8
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic - Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, IL
Gross charge $87,235Cash pay $56,703 - 9
Harvard hospital
Harvard, IL
Gross charge $87,235Cash pay $56,703 - 10
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $102,845Cash pay $51,422 - 11
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $112,424Cash pay $56,212 - 12
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $141,265 - 13
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $165,203 - 14
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 15
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 16
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 17
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 20
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 21
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 23
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 24
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 25
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
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Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 30
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 31
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
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Methodist Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 35
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 36
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 37
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 38
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 39
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 40
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 42
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 45
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 48
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 49
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 50
Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Lincoln, IL
Gross charge — - 51
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Taylorville, IL
Gross charge — - 52
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 55
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 56
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 57
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
La Grange, IL
Gross charge — - 58
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 59
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge — - 60
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge —
13 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for bacterial meningitis & brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $39,961 to $165,203. The cheapest is Memorial Hospital (Chester) in Chester; the most expensive is Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. The state average sits at $83,875.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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. Illinois hospitals missing from the list either don't perform bacterial meningitis & brain infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 095 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.