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
$70,489
gross charge · DRG 095
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$66,682 – $89,524
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 2
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, MO
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 3
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Saint Peters, MO
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 4
Progress West Hospital
Ofallon, MO
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 5
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
Sullivan, MO
Gross charge $66,682Cash pay $40,009 - 6
Lake Regional Hospital
Osage Beach, MO
Gross charge $89,524Cash pay $34,019 - 7
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
Saint Joseph, MO
Gross charge — - 8
Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville, MO
Gross charge — - 9
Moberly Regional Medical Center
Moberly, MO
Gross charge — - 10
St. Joseph Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,020 - 11
Centerpoint Medical Center (Acute Care)
Independence, MO
Gross charge — - 12
Nkc Health
North Kansas City, MO
Gross charge — - 13
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Poplar Bluff, MO
Gross charge — - 14
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, MO
Gross charge — - 15
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Clinton, MO
Gross charge — - 16
Liberty Hospital
Liberty, MO
Gross charge — - 17
Lee's Summit Medical Center
Lees Summit, MO
Gross charge — - 18
St. Mary's Medical Center
Blue Springs, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,209 - 19
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Bolivar, MO
Gross charge — - 20
Belton Regional Medical Center
Belton, MO
Gross charge — - 21
Lafayette Regional Health Center
Lexington, MO
Gross charge — - 22
Cass Regional Medical Center
Harrisonville, MO
Gross charge — - 23
Mosaic Medical Center - Albany
Albany, MO
Gross charge — - 24
Mosaic Medical Center Maryville
Maryville, MO
Gross charge — - 25
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Jefferson City, MO
Gross charge — - 26
Research Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge — - 27
Boone Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Columbia, MO
Gross charge — - 28
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge — - 29
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Bridgeton, MO
Gross charge — - 30
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge — - 31
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
Gross charge — - 32
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 $66,682 to $89,524 — a $22,842 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis; the most expensive is Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. The state average sits at $70,489.
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.