Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Minnesota — 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
$57,551
gross charge · DRG 098
Hospitals
8
with published pricing
Price range
$6,555 – $96,523
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $6,555Cash pay $3,448 - 2
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $16,036Cash pay $8,451 - 3
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $16,036Cash pay $8,451 - 4
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $35,687Cash pay $23,196 - 5
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $96,523Cash pay $50,327 - 6
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $96,523Cash pay $50,327 - 7
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $96,523Cash pay $50,327 - 8
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $96,523Cash pay $50,327 - 9
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 15
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 17
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 20Gross charge —
- 21
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 22
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 28
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 29
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 30
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 32
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 38
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 39
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 40
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 41
CHI St. Francis Health
Breckenridge, MN
Gross charge — - 42
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 43
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge —
8 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for encephalitis & other brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $6,555 to $96,523. The cheapest is Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park; the most expensive is Olivia Hospital & Clinic in Olivia. The state average sits at $57,551.
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. Minnesota 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.