Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
An infection of the brain or nervous system not caused by common bacteria, such as viral encephalitis or a fungal infection. Treatment involves antiviral or antifungal medicines and close monitoring.
State average
$123,131
gross charge · DRG 098
Hospitals
28
with published pricing
Price range
$15,161 – $245,792
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $15,161Cash pay $8,339 - 2
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $20,071Cash pay $4,014 - 3
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $31,488Cash pay $22,042 - 4
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $31,746Cash pay $6,032 - 5
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $46,271Cash pay $17,500 - 6
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $65,580Cash pay $9,837 - 7
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $78,590Cash pay $14,932 - 8
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $83,811Cash pay $50,287 - 9
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $91,363Cash pay $20,100 - 10
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $100,278Cash pay $36,100 - 11
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $113,988Cash pay $74,092 - 12
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $125,249Cash pay $31,312 - 13
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $125,249Cash pay $31,312 - 14
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $125,249Cash pay $31,312 - 15
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $125,249Cash pay $31,312 - 16
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $132,239 - 17
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $133,781 - 18
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $144,122Cash pay $108,092 - 19
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $144,122Cash pay $108,092 - 20
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $144,122Cash pay $108,092 - 21
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $144,122Cash pay $108,092 - 22
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $175,562 - 23
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $183,827Cash pay $12,653 - 24
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $185,470Cash pay $27,821 - 25
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $185,470Cash pay $27,821 - 26
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $221,942Cash pay $39,950 - 27
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $227,753Cash pay $54,661 - 28
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $245,792Cash pay $250,708 - 29
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 34
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 35
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 39
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,936 - 43
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,860 - 44
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 51
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 53
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 54
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 69
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,357 - 70
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 72
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 79
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,574 - 80
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,844 - 81
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 82
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 83
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,064 - 86
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,367 - 89
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 95Gross charge —Cash pay $34,280
- 96
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 102
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 103
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 107
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 108
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price encephalitis & other brain infections (Medicare DRG 098) anywhere from $15,161 to $245,792 — a $230,631 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland. The state average sits at $123,131.
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 encephalitis & other 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 encephalitis & other 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. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform encephalitis & other brain infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 098 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.