Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in North Carolina — 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
$92,412
gross charge · DRG 095
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$8,224 – $221,420
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $8,224Cash pay $3,290 - 2
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $14,299 - 3
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $26,427Cash pay $10,571 - 4
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $30,731Cash pay $12,293 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $64,906Cash pay $17,525 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $86,298Cash pay $23,301 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $91,386Cash pay $41,124 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $96,383Cash pay $48,192 - 16
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $98,729Cash pay $39,491 - 17
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $120,927Cash pay $60,464 - 18
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $221,420Cash pay $132,852 - 19
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $221,420Cash pay $132,852 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 26Gross charge —
- 27
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 31
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 32
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 34
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 35
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $72,392 - 36Gross charge —
- 37
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 38
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for bacterial meningitis & brain infections (DRG 095). Prices range from $8,224 to $221,420 — roughly 27×. The cheapest is Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc in Bryson City; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $92,412.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. North Carolina 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.