Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$93,709
gross charge · DRG 097
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$11,014 – $241,434
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $11,014 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $38,037Cash pay $26,626 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $38,037Cash pay $26,626 - 4
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $38,037Cash pay $26,626 - 5
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $45,811Cash pay $22,906 - 6
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $80,121 - 7
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $80,121 - 8
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $80,121 - 9
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $80,144Cash pay $60,108 - 10
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $119,028Cash pay $89,271 - 11
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $149,567Cash pay $112,175 - 12
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $149,567Cash pay $112,175 - 13
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $160,882Cash pay $88,485 - 14
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $241,434Cash pay $181,076Medicare pays (avg) $35,472 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 25
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for encephalitis & other brain infections (DRG 097). Prices range from $11,014 to $241,434 — roughly 22×. The cheapest is Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - in Boston; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $93,709.
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. Massachusetts 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.