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
$44,167
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,802
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
369
have published MRF data
Compare Viral Illness cost by state
24 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
8 hospitals avg $43,386
Compare hospitals → CA California
26 hospitals avg $64,740
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
14 hospitals avg $45,959
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $75,269
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
20 hospitals avg $42,651
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
8 hospitals avg $38,061
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
11 hospitals avg $36,816
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
24 hospitals avg $21,230
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $40,483
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
13 hospitals avg $52,542
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
10 hospitals avg $49,394
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $35,626
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
19 hospitals avg $35,244
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
5 hospitals avg $22,549
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
6 hospitals avg $21,150
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
9 hospitals avg $29,188
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $55,656
Compare hospitals → NY New York
19 hospitals avg $39,525
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
20 hospitals avg $36,606
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
7 hospitals avg $30,559
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
17 hospitals avg $64,989
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $29,601
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
7 hospitals avg $39,980
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
19 hospitals avg $44,374
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 2026-10-10.
Lowest published prices for Viral Illness nationally
Top 100 by published price · 451 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Health Franklin, IN | IN | $5,486 | $4,389 | ||
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT | MT | — | $6,382 | $5,744 | |
| Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT | MT | — | $6,598 | $5,609 | |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO | MO | $6,825 | $4,095 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY | NY | $8,445 | $2,280 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA | LA | $10,255 | $2,359 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY | NY | $12,125 | $3,274 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center (St Mary Pl) Shreveport, LA | LA | $13,992 | $3,918 | ||
| 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 | ||
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Haymarket, VA | VA | $17,544 | $8,772 | ||
| Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK | AK | $17,577 | $17,577 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $17,716 | — | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $17,716 | — | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $17,716 | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA | MA | $19,450 | $13,615 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, 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 | ||
| Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS | MS | $20,542 | $7,806 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | $22,475 | $22,475 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $22,886 | $17,165 | ||
| Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO | MO | $23,379 | $14,028 | ||
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $23,523 | $19,995 | |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $23,533 | $18,827 |