Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Illinois — 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
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $61,067Cash pay $16,537 - 2
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $84,967Cash pay $55,229 - 3Gross charge $84,967Cash pay $55,229
- 4
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $105,555 - 5
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $120,539Cash pay $72,323 - 6
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $159,293 - 7
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $223,415Cash pay $111,707 - 8
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $245,105 - 9
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $260,280Cash pay $130,140 - 10
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $291,016Cash pay $174,609 - 11
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $291,016Cash pay $174,609 - 12
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $315,345Cash pay $220,741 - 13
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 14
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 15
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 16
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 19
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 20
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 21
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 23
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 24
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 25
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
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Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 28
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
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- 32
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 33
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 35
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 36
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 37
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 38
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 39
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 40
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 42
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 43
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 45
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 46
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 49
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 50
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 51
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 52
Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
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12 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for encephalitis & other brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $61,067 to $315,345. The cheapest is Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in Morris; the most expensive is University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics in Chicago. The state average sits at $186,880.
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 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.