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
$110,935
gross charge · DRG 095
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$41,620 – $224,341
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $41,620 - 2
Spring View Hospital
Lebanon, KY
Gross charge $46,027Cash pay $18,411 - 3
UK St. Claire
Morehead, KY
Gross charge $62,892Cash pay $47,169 - 4
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Greenville, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 5
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Owensboro, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 6
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield, KY
Gross charge $88,128Cash pay $57,283 - 7
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 8
Baptist Health Richmond
Richmond, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 9
Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)
Corbin, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 10
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 11
Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 12
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 13
Baptist Health La Grange
La Grange, KY
Gross charge $126,893Cash pay $95,170 - 14
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Somerset, KY
Gross charge $136,507Cash pay $54,603 - 15
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Mayfield, KY
Gross charge $224,341Cash pay $89,736 - 16
UK King's Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Gross charge — - 17
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 18Gross charge —
- 19
UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital
Shelbyville, KY
Gross charge — - 20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital
Bardstown, KY
Gross charge — - 21
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 22
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Hopkinsville, KY
Gross charge — - 23
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY
Gross charge — - 24
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, KY
Gross charge — - 25
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Cynthiana, KY
Gross charge — - 26
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)
Madisonville, KY
Gross charge — - 27
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, KY
Gross charge — - 28
Monroe County Medical Center
Tompkinsville, KY
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,313 - 29
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —
- 32
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge —
15 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for bacterial meningitis & brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $41,620 to $224,341. The cheapest is Norton Hospitals, Inc in Louisville; the most expensive is Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. The state average sits at $110,935.
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.