Viral Illness (without major complications)
An illness caused by a virus, such as a severe flu-like infection, that needs inpatient care. Treatment usually involves fluids, medication to ease symptoms, and monitoring until the illness improves.
National avg charge
$29,738
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,956
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
482
have published MRF data
Compare Viral Illness cost by state
31 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 $24,389
Compare hospitals → AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $22,860
Compare hospitals → AR Arkansas
5 hospitals avg $42,567
Compare hospitals → CA California
35 hospitals avg $35,870
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
14 hospitals avg $34,024
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $43,227
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
23 hospitals avg $32,225
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $45,400
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
17 hospitals avg $21,315
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
26 hospitals avg $20,582
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
5 hospitals avg $14,560
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
13 hospitals avg $21,442
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
17 hospitals avg $27,505
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
20 hospitals avg $45,006
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $24,378
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $22,361
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
6 hospitals avg $14,005
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
7 hospitals avg $16,481
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
9 hospitals avg $20,695
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
7 hospitals avg $18,498
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
6 hospitals avg $30,167
Compare hospitals → NY New York
27 hospitals avg $27,473
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
21 hospitals avg $33,296
Compare hospitals → OH Ohio
5 hospitals avg $20,580
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
10 hospitals avg $24,604
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
23 hospitals avg $35,567
Compare hospitals → SC South Carolina
5 hospitals avg $38,692
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $21,951
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
19 hospitals avg $31,843
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
25 hospitals avg $36,701
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
13 hospitals avg $30,904
Compare hospitals → What is viral illness?
An illness caused by a virus, such as a severe flu-like infection, that needs inpatient care. Treatment usually involves fluids, medication to ease symptoms, and monitoring until the illness improves.
Viral Illness is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 866 (without 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 · 549 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Healthcare Marysville, KS | KS | $1,901 | $1,901 | ||
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR | AR | $2,067 | $1,033 | ||
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton, IL | IL | — | $2,193 | $1,754 | |
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $2,862 | $1,202 | ||
| Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey Secaucus, NJ | NJ | $3,239 | $3,239 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $4,566 | — | ||
| Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA | IA | $4,771 | $2,481 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $4,936 | $3,949 | ||
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY | NY | $4,969 | $4,969 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $5,074 | — | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $5,438 | $2,175 | ||
| Great Plains of Sabetha Sabetha, KS | KS | — | $5,642 | $5,078 | |
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $5,745 | $3,160 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $5,745 | $4,596 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $5,745 | $4,022 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $5,745 | $4,022 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $5,745 | $5,745 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $5,749 | $2,875 | ||
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA | MA | — | $6,359 | $4,769 | |
| Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo, IL | IL | — | $7,138 | $6,425 | |
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS | MS | $7,308 | — | ||
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena, LA | LA | $7,964 | $4,778 | ||
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS | MS | $7,999 | $7,999 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $8,945 | $2,683 | ||
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Ukiah, CA | CA | $9,013 | $1,803 | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $9,078 | $4,539 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $9,270 | $5,562 | |
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY | NY | $9,283 | $5,570 | ||
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA | CA | $9,344 | $9,344 | ||
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL | AL | $9,352 | $8,417 | ||
| Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR | OR | — | $9,415 | $5,084 | |
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $9,512 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $9,512 | — | ||
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Hiawatha, KS | KS | $9,567 | $9,567 | ||
| Amberwell Atchison Atchison, KS | KS | — | $9,567 | $9,567 | |
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $9,728 | $5,127 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $9,728 | $5,127 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $10,215 | $7,150 | ||
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS | KS | $10,487 | $6,607 | ||
| Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR | OR | $11,009 | — | ||
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR | OR | $11,130 | $7,235 | ||
| Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center Lake Lake Geneva, WI | WI | $11,130 | $7,235 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $11,168 | $11,168 | |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM | NM | $11,225 | $2,172 | ||
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO | MO | $11,325 | $6,229 | ||
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO | MO | $11,325 | $6,229 | ||
| Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK | AK | $11,476 | $11,476 | ||
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE | NE | $11,513 | $10,362 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $11,554 | $8,665 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $11,590 | $11,590 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $11,590 | $11,590 | |
| William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS | KS | $11,619 | $11,619 | ||
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege, NE | NE | $11,806 | $10,626 | ||
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $11,913 | $9,531 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $11,963 | $7,776 | ||
| Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN | IN | $11,970 | $8,379 | ||
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg, KS | KS | — | $12,036 | $8,425 | |
| Mitchell County Regional Health Center Osage, IA | IA | $12,237 | $11,013 | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $12,240 | $8,568 | ||
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle, IN | IN | $12,563 | $10,678 | ||
| Kimball Health Services Kimball, NE | NE | — | $13,044 | $13,044 | |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $13,044 | $13,044 | ||
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris, IL | IL | $13,139 | $3,558 | ||
| Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN | IN | — | $13,362 | $13,362 | |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $13,544 | $5,418 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $13,544 | $5,418 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $13,544 | $5,418 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $13,544 | $5,418 | |
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $13,583 | $8,829 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $13,583 | $8,829 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $13,583 | $8,829 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $13,583 | $8,829 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $13,583 | $8,829 | |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene, KS | KS | $13,689 | $13,689 | ||
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $13,779 | $8,268 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $13,779 | $8,268 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $13,779 | $8,268 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $13,910 | $9,042 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $13,910 | $9,042 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $13,910 | $9,042 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $14,112 | $9,173 | ||
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center Walsenburg, CO | CO | — | $14,112 | $12,701 | |
| Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX | TX | $14,445 | $3,611 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $14,557 | $8,924 | ||
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA | CA | $14,591 | $7,000 | ||
| Pomerene Hospital Millersburg, OH | OH | $14,718 | $11,775 | ||
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $14,738 | $11,790 | ||
| Memorial Medical Center Port Lavaca, TX | TX | $15,050 | $10,535 | ||
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL | AL | $15,071 | $15,071 | ||
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens, AL | AL | $15,071 | $15,071 | ||
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur, AL | AL | $15,071 | $15,071 | ||
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL | AL | — | $15,071 | $15,071 | |
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH | OH | $15,296 | $15,296 | ||
| UTMB Health - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX | TX | $15,599 | $15,599 | ||
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA | MA | $15,681 | $7,841 | ||
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC | NC | $15,763 | $7,093 | ||
| St. Charles Bend Bend, OR | OR | $15,770 | $12,616 | ||
| St. Charles Madras Madras, OR | OR | — | $15,770 | $12,616 | |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $15,847 | — | ||
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $15,884 | $9,531 |