Bacterial Meningitis & Brain Infections Cost in New York — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge $8,014 - 2
St Marys Healthcare
Amsterdam, NY
Gross charge $20,253 - 3
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care)
Kenmore, NY
Gross charge $40,967Cash pay $40,255 - 4
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $44,153Cash pay $22,077 - 5
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Gross charge $46,325Cash pay $37,060 - 6
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
Gross charge $50,347Cash pay $13,594 - 7
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston, NY
Gross charge $68,071 - 8
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $68,071 - 9
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $68,071 - 10
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY
Gross charge $73,428Cash pay $44,057 - 11
Corning Hospital
Corning, NY
Gross charge $85,662Cash pay $68,530 - 12
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge $119,759Cash pay $77,843 - 13
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Troy, NY
Gross charge $119,759Cash pay $77,843 - 14
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $119,759Cash pay $77,843 - 15
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $131,771Cash pay $85,651 - 16
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Clifton Springs, NY
Gross charge $131,771Cash pay $85,651 - 17
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY
Gross charge $251,747Cash pay $35,301 - 18
Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care)
Valhalla, NY
Gross charge $251,747Cash pay $37,352 - 19
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 20
Nassau University Medical Center (Acute Care)
East Meadow, NY
Gross charge — - 21
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island, NY
Gross charge — - 22
Huntington Hospital
Huntington, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $93,055 - 23
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 24
Geneva General Hospital (Acute Care)
Geneva, NY
Gross charge — - 25
Montefiore Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 26
UR Medicine – F.F. Thompson Hospital
Canandaigua, NY
Gross charge — - 27
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon, NY
Gross charge — - 28
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Springville, NY
Gross charge — - 29
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
UR Medicine St James Hospital
Hornell, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,748 - 32
Samaritan Medical Center (Acute Care)
Watertown, NY
Gross charge — - 33
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,748 - 34
Glen Cove Hospital (Acute Care)
Glen Cove, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $82,057 - 35
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
New Rochelle, NY
Gross charge — - 36
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 37
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $93,055 - 38
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge — - 39
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 40
Oswego Hospital
Oswego, NY
Gross charge — - 41
Erie County Medical Center (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge — - 42
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
Gross charge — - 43
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge — - 44
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
Newburgh, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,989 - 45
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,748 - 46
Good Samaritan University Hospital
West Islip, NY
Gross charge — - 47
White Plains Hospital
White Plains, NY
Gross charge — - 48
Cayuga Medical Center
Ithaca, NY
Gross charge — - 49
Plainview Hospital
Plainview, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $82,057 - 50Gross charge —
- 51
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 52Gross charge —
- 53
Schuyler Hospital
Montour Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 54
Kaleida Health (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge — - 55
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge — - 56
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 57
Olean General Hospital
Olean, NY
Gross charge — - 58
Jacobi Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 59
Elmhurst Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Elmhurst, NY
Gross charge — - 60
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY
Gross charge — - 61
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 62
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 63
Metropolitan Hospital Center (Acute Care — New York)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 64
Kings County Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 65
Bellevue Hospital Center (Acute Care)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 66
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY
Gross charge — - 67
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
Dunkirk, NY
Gross charge — - 68
Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 69
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 70
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $93,877 - 71
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
Gross charge — - 72
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 73
UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
Walton, NY
Gross charge — - 74
St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
Far Rockaway, NY
Gross charge —
18 New York hospitals list a gross charge for bacterial meningitis & brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $8,014 to $251,747. The cheapest is Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn in Brooklyn; the most expensive is Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care) in Valhalla. The state average sits at $94,426.
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. New York 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.