Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Illinois — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $24,259Cash pay $14,556 - 2
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $24,259Cash pay $14,556 - 3
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $46,258 - 4
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $54,321Cash pay $32,593 - 5
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $67,392Cash pay $43,805 - 6Gross charge $67,392Cash pay $43,805
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University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $91,636Cash pay $64,145 - 8
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $94,779 - 9
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $100,108Cash pay $50,054 - 10
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $106,715Cash pay $53,358 - 11
Community First Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $284,805Cash pay $142,403 - 12
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 13
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 14
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 15
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 18
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 19
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 20
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 21
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 23
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 24
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
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Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 27
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 28
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
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- 31
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 32
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 33
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 35
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 36
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 37
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 38
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 39
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 40
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 42
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 45
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 49
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 50
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 51
Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 52
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge —
11 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for encephalitis & other brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $24,259 to $284,805. The cheapest is Memorial Hospital (Chester) in Chester; the most expensive is Community First Medical Center in Chicago. The state average sits at $87,448.
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 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. Illinois 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.