Viral Illness (with major complications)
Hospital care for a serious body-wide viral infection, such as a severe viral syndrome or infectious mononucleosis, in patients who also have major complicating health problems. The stay typically involves IV fluids, fever control, and close monitoring while the infection runs its course.
National avg charge
$50,241
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,871
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
402
have published MRF data
Compare Viral Illness cost by state
26 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
9 hospitals avg $46,438
Compare hospitals → CA California
28 hospitals avg $65,769
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
14 hospitals avg $45,959
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $75,269
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $43,190
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
8 hospitals avg $38,061
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
14 hospitals avg $43,224
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
24 hospitals avg $21,488
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $40,483
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
14 hospitals avg $51,761
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
19 hospitals avg $132,296
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $36,453
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $35,579
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
6 hospitals avg $41,839
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
7 hospitals avg $41,184
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $55,656
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
5 hospitals avg $151,370
Compare hospitals → NY New York
23 hospitals avg $38,924
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
20 hospitals avg $36,445
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
7 hospitals avg $30,559
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
18 hospitals avg $66,122
Compare hospitals → SC South Carolina
5 hospitals avg $87,968
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $29,601
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
13 hospitals avg $42,954
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
18 hospitals avg $45,210
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
6 hospitals avg $46,423
Compare hospitals → What is viral illness?
Hospital care for a serious body-wide viral infection, such as a severe viral syndrome or infectious mononucleosis, in patients who also have major complicating health problems. The stay typically involves IV fluids, fever control, and close monitoring while the infection runs its course.
Viral Illness is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 865 (with major complications), classified within the Infection & Sepsis diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Viral Illness nationally
Top 100 by published price · 477 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT | MT | — | $6,382 | $5,744 | |
| Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT | MT | — | $6,598 | $5,609 | |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT | MT | $6,874 | $6,530 | ||
| Community Memorial Healthcare Marysville, KS | KS | $8,031 | $8,031 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $8,091 | $6,473 | ||
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC | SC | $8,192 | $5,325 | ||
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN | IN | $8,827 | $5,296 | ||
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $9,297 | $5,578 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $9,297 | $5,578 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $9,297 | $5,578 | ||
| Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN | IN | $9,358 | $6,550 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $9,370 | $3,748 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $9,433 | — | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $9,590 | $4,795 | ||
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center Walsenburg, CO | CO | — | $9,771 | $8,794 | |
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $9,899 | $5,444 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $9,899 | $7,919 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $9,899 | $6,929 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $9,899 | $6,929 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $9,899 | $9,899 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $10,048 | $4,220 | ||
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL | AL | $10,491 | $9,441 | ||
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA | WA | $10,494 | $8,920 | ||
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | $11,220 | $7,293 | ||
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN | IN | $11,600 | $9,280 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $11,681 | $7,593 | ||
| Island Hospital Anacortes, WA | WA | $12,469 | $12,469 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $12,873 | — | ||
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $12,932 | $6,815 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $12,932 | $6,815 | ||
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT | UT | $13,175 | $7,905 | ||
| Yoakum Community Hospital Yoakum, TX | TX | $13,210 | $8,587 | ||
| Ashley Regional Medical Center Vernal, UT | UT | $13,373 | $7,355 | ||
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY | KY | $13,405 | $11,127 | ||
| Bayou Bend Hospital Franklin, LA | LA | — | $14,023 | $9,816 | |
| Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA | CA | $14,126 | — | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $14,138 | $14,138 | ||
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX | TX | $14,227 | — | ||
| Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR | OR | $14,295 | — | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $14,928 | $9,151 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $15,617 | $9,370 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $15,617 | $9,370 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $15,617 | $9,370 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $15,617 | $9,370 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $15,617 | $9,370 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $15,829 | $15,829 | |
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $15,891 | $10,329 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $15,891 | $10,329 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $15,891 | $10,329 | ||
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $15,967 | $11,975 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $15,984 | $4,795 | ||
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $16,184 | $10,060 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $16,232 | $11,363 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $16,376 | $9,826 | |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $16,865 | $16,865 | ||
| Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK | AK | $17,577 | $17,577 | ||
| William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS | KS | $17,877 | $17,877 | ||
| Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC | NC | $18,587 | $7,435 | ||
| St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA | IA | $18,688 | $18,688 | ||
| Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA | PA | $18,738 | $11,063 | ||
| Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA | PA | $18,738 | $11,063 | ||
| Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR | OR | — | $18,841 | $10,174 | |
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY | NY | $18,953 | $11,372 | ||
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL | IL | $19,150 | $13,405 | ||
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville, MS | MS | $19,216 | $9,608 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $19,332 | $10,481 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $19,450 | $13,615 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $19,450 | $13,615 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $19,551 | $18,874 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $19,551 | $18,874 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $19,551 | $18,874 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $19,551 | $18,874 | ||
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $19,622 | $11,773 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $20,250 | $20,250 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $20,250 | $20,250 | |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR | OR | $20,470 | $13,305 | ||
| Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center Lake Lake Geneva, WI | WI | $20,470 | $13,305 | ||
| Adventist Health Tulare Tulare, CA | CA | $20,766 | $3,945 | ||
| Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA | IA | $20,850 | $10,842 | ||
| Memorial Community Hospital & Health System Blair, NE | NE | — | $20,895 | $16,716 | |
| MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN | IN | $20,919 | $6,694 | ||
| Saint Francis Hospital Hartford, CT | CT | $20,932 | $11,512 | ||
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT | CT | $20,932 | $11,512 | ||
| Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT | CT | $20,932 | $11,512 | ||
| Mercy Medical Center Springfield, MA | MA | $20,932 | $11,512 | ||
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris, IL | IL | $22,216 | $6,016 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $22,475 | $22,475 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $22,886 | $17,165 | ||
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $23,523 | $19,995 | |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $23,533 | $18,827 | ||
| Salina Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Salina, KS | KS | $23,697 | $16,588 | ||
| St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington, LA | LA | $23,758 | $9,503 | ||
| Lakewood Health System Staples, MN | MN | — | $24,466 | $15,169 | |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro, CA | CA | $24,589 | $17,213 | ||
| St. Catherine Hospital East Chicago, IN | IN | $24,860 | $14,916 | ||
| Community Hospital Munster, IN | IN | $24,860 | $14,916 | ||
| St Mary Medical Center Inc (Acute Care) Hobart, IN | IN | $24,860 | $14,916 | ||
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton, MA | MA | $25,367 | $19,026 | ||
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH | NH | $25,367 | $19,026 | ||
| Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT | CT | $25,665 | $25,665 |