Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Georgia — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Monticello, GA
Gross charge $17,526Cash pay $14,020 - 2
Bacon County Hospital
Alma, GA
Gross charge $23,861Cash pay $19,089 - 3
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus
Brunswick, GA
Gross charge $164,266 - 4
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus
Saint Marys, GA
Gross charge $164,266 - 5
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 6
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 7
Piedmont Walton
Monroe, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 8
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 9
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)
Snellville, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 10
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 11
Piedmont Mountainside
Jasper, GA
Gross charge $217,860Cash pay $65,358 - 12
Piedmont Augusta
Augusta, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 13
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 14
Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 15
Piedmont Rockdale
Conyers, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 16
Piedmont Henry
Stockbridge, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 17
Piedmont Macon North
Macon, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 18
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 19
Piedmont Newnan
Newnan, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 20
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba
Macon, GA
Gross charge $254,587Cash pay $76,376 - 21Gross charge —
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Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA
Gross charge — - 23
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Statesboro, GA
Gross charge — - 24
Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge — - 25
Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
Gross charge — - 26
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc
Adel, GA
Gross charge — - 27
Crisp Regional Hospital
Cordele, GA
Gross charge — - 28
SGMC Health - Main
Valdosta, GA
Gross charge — - 29
Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)
Dublin, GA
Gross charge — - 30
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, GA
Gross charge — - 31
Memorial Hospital and Manor
Bainbridge, GA
Gross charge — - 32
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Milledgeville, GA
Gross charge — - 33
Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)
Augusta, GA
Gross charge — - 34
SGMC Health - Berrien
Nashville, GA
Gross charge — - 35
Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia
Ringgold, GA
Gross charge — - 36
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Byron, GA
Gross charge — - 37
Optim Medical Center – Screven
Sylvania, GA
Gross charge — - 38
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Reidsville, GA
Gross charge — - 39
Sgmc Health Lanier
Lakeland, GA
Gross charge — - 40
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
Cedartown, GA
Gross charge — - 41
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Albany, GA
Gross charge — - 42
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Gross charge — - 43
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
Demorest, GA
Gross charge — - 44
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
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Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)
Duluth, GA
Gross charge —
20 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for encephalitis & other brain infections (DRG 097). Prices range from $17,526 to $254,587 — roughly 15×. The cheapest is Jasper Memorial Hospital in Monticello; the most expensive is Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba in Macon. The state average sits at $209,311.
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. Georgia 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.