Encephalitis & Other Brain Infections Cost in Minnesota — 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
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $10,320Cash pay $5,381 - 2
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $10,320Cash pay $5,381 - 3
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $10,320Cash pay $5,381 - 4
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $10,320Cash pay $5,381 - 5
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $19,782Cash pay $10,425 - 6
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $19,782Cash pay $10,425 - 7
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $27,640Cash pay $24,324 - 8
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $62,112Cash pay $19,255 - 9
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 15Gross charge —
- 16
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 17Gross charge —
- 18
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 20
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 21
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 22
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 31
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 32
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 40
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 42
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —
8 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for encephalitis & other brain infections under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $10,320 to $62,112. The cheapest is Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater; the most expensive is Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park. The state average sits at $21,325.
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. Minnesota 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.