DRG 388 · Digestive

GI Obstruction Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals

A blockage in the intestines that keeps food and fluid from passing through, causing pain, bloating, and vomiting. Treatment usually involves resting the bowel, a tube to relieve pressure, and IV fluids, with surgery if the blockage doesn't clear.

State average
$26,347
gross charge · DRG 388
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$5,048 – $59,319
low to high
Lowest $5,048 Highest $59,319

Alabama hospitals price gi obstruction (Medicare DRG 388) anywhere from $5,048 to $59,319 — a $54,271 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton; the most expensive is Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. The state average sits at $26,347.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. 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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction 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. Alabama hospitals missing from the list either don't perform gi obstruction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 388 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital

    Brewton, AL

    Gross charge $5,048
    Cash pay $3,029
  2. 2

    Atmore Community Hospital

    Atmore, AL

    Gross charge $5,048
    Cash pay $3,029
  3. 3

    Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Mobile, AL

    Gross charge $6,447
  4. 4

    North Baldwin Infirmary

    Bay Minette, AL

    Gross charge $8,709
  5. 5

    Bibb Medical Center

    Centreville, AL

    Gross charge $15,782
  6. 6
    Gross charge $23,962
    Cash pay $5,990
  7. 7

    Mizell Memorial Hospital

    Opp, AL

    Gross charge $26,035
    Cash pay $23,432
  8. 8

    Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)

    Fairhope, AL

    Gross charge $32,375
    Cash pay $14,637
  9. 9

    North Alabama Medical Center

    Florence, AL

    Gross charge $39,219
    Cash pay $13,727
  10. 10

    North Alabama Shoals Hospital

    Muscle Shoals, AL

    Gross charge $39,219
    Cash pay $13,727
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    Helen Keller Hospital

    Sheffield, AL

    Gross charge $40,676
  12. 12

    Red Bay Hospital

    Red Bay, AL

    Gross charge $40,676
  13. 13

    Jackson Hospital

    Montgomery, AL

    Gross charge $59,319
    Cash pay $11,271
  14. 14

    Southeast Health Medical Center

    Dothan, AL

    17 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $9,752
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    St. Vincent's East

    Birmingham, AL

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    Baptist Medical Center South

    Montgomery, AL

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    East Alabama Medical Center

    Opelika, AL

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,132
  18. 18

    Cullman Regional Medical Center

    Cullman, AL

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    Gadsden Regional Medical Center

    Gadsden, AL

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    Riverview Regional Medical Center

    Gadsden, AL

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    Cash pay $12,313
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    Medical Center Enterprise

    Enterprise, AL

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    Flowers Hospital

    Dothan, AL

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    Russell Medical

    Alexander City, AL

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    Baldwin Health

    Foley, AL

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  25. 25

    USA Health University Hospital

    Mobile, AL

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    DCH Regional Medical Center

    Tuscaloosa, AL

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    Hale County Hospital

    Greensboro, AL

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  28. 28

    Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Birmingham, AL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $7,582
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    Whitfield Regional Hospital

    Demopolis, AL

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    Russellville Hospital

    Russellville, AL

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    Huntsville Hospital

    Huntsville, AL

    30 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $8,715
  35. 35

    Regional Medical Center

    Anniston, AL

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  36. 36

    Fayette Medical Center

    Fayette, AL

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  37. 37

    Prattville Baptist Hospital

    Prattville, AL

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  38. 38

    Baptist Medical Center East

    Montgomery, AL

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    UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham

    Birmingham, AL

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    UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair

    Pell City, AL

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