DRG 374 · Digestive

Digestive System Cancer (with major complications)

A hospital stay for cancer of the digestive tract, such as the stomach, colon, or esophagus, managed without major surgery during this admission. Care commonly includes symptom control, nutrition support, and tests to guide treatment.

National avg charge
$66,292
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,857
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
417
have published MRF data
Lowest $5,677 Highest $334,803

Compare Digestive System Cancer cost by state

27 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.

AL Alabama
10 hospitals avg $54,978
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AR Arkansas
5 hospitals avg $74,105
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CA California
37 hospitals avg $103,444
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CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $89,206
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FL Florida
9 hospitals avg $111,515
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GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $58,050
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ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $65,775
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IL Illinois
12 hospitals avg $57,245
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IN Indiana
25 hospitals avg $38,557
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KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $71,798
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KY Kentucky
16 hospitals avg $50,147
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LA Louisiana
14 hospitals avg $56,167
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MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $62,855
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $54,539
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MS Mississippi
10 hospitals avg $39,179
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MO Missouri
10 hospitals avg $30,038
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NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $51,006
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NY New York
21 hospitals avg $72,649
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NC North Carolina
23 hospitals avg $69,171
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OH Ohio
5 hospitals avg $50,345
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OK Oklahoma
5 hospitals avg $34,988
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OR Oregon
10 hospitals avg $56,743
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PA Pennsylvania
21 hospitals avg $95,220
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SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $41,237
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TN Tennessee
7 hospitals avg $52,624
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TX Texas
18 hospitals avg $59,262
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VA Virginia
11 hospitals avg $65,632
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What is digestive system cancer?

A hospital stay for cancer of the digestive tract, such as the stomach, colon, or esophagus, managed without major surgery during this admission. Care commonly includes symptom control, nutrition support, and tests to guide treatment.

Digestive System Cancer is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 374 (with major complications), classified within the Digestive 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 Digestive System Cancer nationally

Top 100 by published price · 504 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
Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR OR — $5,677 $3,066
Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup, GA GA $7,385 $5,908
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Honesdale, PA PA $7,385 $5,908
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS) Orange City, IA IA $7,943 $6,354
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY NY — $8,856 —
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO MO $8,902 $5,341
Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo, IL IL — $9,461 $8,515
Madison Regional Health System Madison, SD SD — $10,214 $10,246
Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN IN $10,301 $8,241
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC NC $10,459 $4,184
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $11,241 —
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO MO $11,456 $7,446
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $11,778 $9,423
Tri Valley Health System Cambridge, NE NE — $11,781 $10,602
Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC NC $12,596 —
Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS MS $13,067 $13,067
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $13,375 $5,350
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $13,528 $13,528
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA WA $13,607 $13,607
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $13,719 $6,860
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Salida, CO CO $13,746 $11,684
Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital Carnegie, OK OK — $13,910 —
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $14,129 $7,771
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $14,129 $11,303
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $14,129 $9,891
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $14,129 $9,891
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $14,129 $14,129
Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO MO $14,820 $8,892
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL AL $14,916 $14,916
Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, IN IN $15,342 $11,507
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT MT — $15,463 $13,917
Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI WI $16,786 $9,652
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA LA $17,366 $8,162
North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville, MS MS $17,633 $8,817
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care) Fairhope, AL AL $17,714 $17,714
Comanche County Medical Center Comanche, TX TX $18,063 $11,741
Cody Regional Health Cody, WY WY $18,253 $15,515
Crossing Rivers Health Prairie Du Chien, WI WI $18,449 $18,449
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY NY $18,755 $30,457
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA MA $18,876 $13,214
MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA MA $18,876 $13,214
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA MA $18,876 $13,214
UK St. Claire Morehead, KY KY $19,416 $14,562
William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS KS $19,482 $19,482
Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY KY $20,106 $16,688
Mena Regional Health System (Critical Access) Mena, AR AR — $20,400 $12,240
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX TX $20,458 $6,137
Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY KY $20,504 $13,328
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA GA $21,394 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA GA $21,394 —
Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN IN $21,770 $5,530
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA PA $21,834 $15,445
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA PA $21,834 $15,445
Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA CA $22,677 $4,535
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $22,898 $13,739
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO MO $24,817 $14,890
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH OH $24,837 $24,837
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR AR $25,488 $17,842
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ AZ $25,842 $25,842
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Tehachapi, CA CA $26,439 $7,139
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN IN $26,469 $21,175
Putnam County Hospital Greencastle, IN IN $26,529 $22,550
Genesis Hospital Zanesville, OH OH $26,625 $15,975
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Haymarket, VA VA $26,850 $13,425
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN IN $27,588 $17,932
Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN IN $27,588 $17,932
Mercy Hospital Ada (Acute Care) Ada, OK OK $28,287 $18,387
St. Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA LA — $28,917 $7,808
Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN IN $30,641 $18,385
Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN IN $30,641 $18,385
Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN IN $30,641 $18,385
Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN IN $30,641 $18,385
Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN IN $30,641 $18,385
Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN IN $30,712 $21,498
Mangum Regional Medical Center Mangum, OK OK — $30,899 —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY NY $31,464 $8,495
Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS MS $31,837 $19,102
Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS MS — $31,837 $19,102
St. John's Health Jackson, WY WY $31,867 $31,867
Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY WY — $31,867 $31,867
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $32,081 $32,081
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $32,081 $32,081
St Marys Healthcare Amsterdam, NY NY $32,130 —
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA LA $32,201 $32,201
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Creve Coeur, MO MO $32,857 $19,714
St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA PA $33,448 $15,257
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY NY $33,455 —
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Culpeper, VA VA $34,297 $17,149
North Baldwin Infirmary Bay Minette, AL AL $34,408 $20,636
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL IL $34,614 $20,768
Memorial Hospital (Chester) Chester, IL IL — $34,738 $20,843
Memorial Hospital Belleville Belleville, IL IL $34,738 $20,843
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Saint Peters, MO MO $34,782 $20,869
Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa, KY KY $35,836 $21,501
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN MN $36,075 $19,012
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN MN $36,075 $19,012
St. Catherine Hospital East Chicago, IN IN $36,380 $21,828
Holland Hospital Holland, MI MI $36,539 $21,924
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA LA $37,158 $8,546
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System Bessemer, AL AL $37,260 $9,315