Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
A serious nervous system infection not caused by common bacteria, such as viral encephalitis or a fungal infection of the brain, in patients who also have major complicating conditions. The stay typically involves IV medicines, brain imaging, a spinal tap, and close monitoring.
State average
$178,735
gross charge · DRG 097
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$6,506 – $270,197
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $6,506 - 2
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $190,748 - 3
Athens Limestone Hospital
Athens, AL
Gross charge $190,748 - 4
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus
Decatur, AL
Gross charge $190,748 - 5
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $190,748 - 6
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $211,446Cash pay $40,175 - 7
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $270,197Cash pay $67,549 - 8
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge — - 9
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 10
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Authority
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 11
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 12
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge — - 13
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge — - 14
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge — - 15
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 16
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,027 - 17
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge — - 18
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge — - 19
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 20
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 21
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge — - 22
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 23
USA Health Providence Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 24
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge — - 25
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 26
Baptist Health Princeton Hospital
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 27
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 28
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge — - 29
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge — - 30
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge — - 31
Hill Hospital of Sumter County
York, AL
Gross charge — - 32
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 33
Russellville Hospital
Russellville, AL
Gross charge — - 34
UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton
Clanton, AL
Gross charge — - 35
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
Oneonta, AL
Gross charge — - 36
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Gross charge — - 37
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge —
Alabama hospitals price encephalitis & other brain infections (Medicare DRG 097) anywhere from $6,506 to $270,197 — a $263,691 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) in Mobile; the most expensive is Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System in Bessemer. The state average sits at $178,735.
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. Alabama hospitals missing from the list either don't perform encephalitis & other brain infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 097 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.