Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in Kentucky — 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.
State average
$115,886
gross charge · DRG 095
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$46,027 – $224,341
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Spring View Hospital
Lebanon, KY
Gross charge $46,027Cash pay $18,411 - 2
UK St. Claire
Morehead, KY
Gross charge $62,892Cash pay $47,169 - 3
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Greenville, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 4
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Owensboro, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 5
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 6
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 7
Baptist Health Richmond
Richmond, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 8
Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)
Corbin, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 9
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 10
Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 11
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 12
Baptist Health La Grange
La Grange, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 13
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Somerset, KY
Gross charge $136,507Cash pay $54,603 - 14
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Mayfield, KY
Gross charge $224,341Cash pay $89,736 - 15
UK King's Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Gross charge — - 16
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 17Gross charge —
- 18
UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital
Shelbyville, KY
Gross charge — - 19
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital
Bardstown, KY
Gross charge — - 20
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 21
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Hopkinsville, KY
Gross charge — - 22
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY
Gross charge — - 23
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, KY
Gross charge — - 24
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Cynthiana, KY
Gross charge — - 25
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)
Madisonville, KY
Gross charge — - 26
Monroe County Medical Center
Tompkinsville, KY
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,313 - 27
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 28
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 31
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 32
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, KY
Gross charge — - 33
Harlan ARH Hospital
Harlan, KY
Gross charge — - 34
Knox County Hospital
Barbourville, KY
Gross charge —
14 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for bacterial meningitis & brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $46,027 to $224,341. The cheapest is Spring View Hospital in Lebanon; the most expensive is Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. The state average sits at $115,886.
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. Kentucky 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.