Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in North Carolina — 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
$81,354
gross charge · DRG 098
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$15,706 – $129,169
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $15,706 - 2
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,306Cash pay $6,023 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,306Cash pay $6,023 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $32,749Cash pay $13,099 - 5
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $83,687Cash pay $41,843 - 6
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 7
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 8
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 9
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 10
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 11
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 12
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 13
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,311Cash pay $46,656 - 14
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $120,087Cash pay $54,039 - 15
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $129,169Cash pay $77,502 - 16
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $129,169Cash pay $77,502 - 17
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 18
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 19
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 20
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 27
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 28
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 29
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 30
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 31
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 32
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 33
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,765 - 34Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
16 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for encephalitis & other brain infections (DRG 098). Prices range from $15,706 to $129,169 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $81,354.
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 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. North Carolina 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.