Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in Missouri — 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
$49,353
gross charge · DRG 095
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$29,727 – $89,524
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Christian Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge $29,727Cash pay $17,836 - 2
Progress West Hospital
Ofallon, MO
Gross charge $36,259Cash pay $21,755 - 3
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield, MO
Gross charge $38,688 - 4
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Saint Peters, MO
Gross charge $40,477Cash pay $24,286 - 5
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, MO
Gross charge $41,971Cash pay $25,183 - 6
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge $68,822Cash pay $41,293 - 7
Lake Regional Hospital
Osage Beach, MO
Gross charge $89,524Cash pay $34,019 - 8
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
Saint Joseph, MO
Gross charge — - 9
Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville, MO
Gross charge — - 10
Research Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge — - 11
Moberly Regional Medical Center
Moberly, MO
Gross charge — - 12
St. Joseph Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,020 - 13
Centerpoint Medical Center (Acute Care)
Independence, MO
Gross charge — - 14
Nkc Health
North Kansas City, MO
Gross charge — - 15
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Poplar Bluff, MO
Gross charge — - 16
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, MO
Gross charge — - 17
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Clinton, MO
Gross charge — - 18
Liberty Hospital
Liberty, MO
Gross charge — - 19
Lee's Summit Medical Center
Lees Summit, MO
Gross charge — - 20
St. Mary's Medical Center
Blue Springs, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,209 - 21
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Bolivar, MO
Gross charge — - 22
Belton Regional Medical Center
Belton, MO
Gross charge — - 23
Lafayette Regional Health Center
Lexington, MO
Gross charge — - 24
Cass Regional Medical Center
Harrisonville, MO
Gross charge — - 25
Mosaic Medical Center - Albany
Albany, MO
Gross charge — - 26
Mosaic Medical Center Maryville
Maryville, MO
Gross charge — - 27
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Jefferson City, MO
Gross charge — - 28
Boone Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Columbia, MO
Gross charge — - 29
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge — - 30
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Bridgeton, MO
Gross charge — - 31
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge — - 32
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
Gross charge — - 33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis
Lake Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge —
Missouri hospitals price bacterial meningitis & brain infections (Medicare DRG 095) anywhere from $29,727 to $89,524 — a $59,797 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Christian Hospital in Saint Louis; the most expensive is Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. The state average sits at $49,353.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. 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. Missouri 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.