Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove or repair part of the small or large intestine, often for cancer, polyps, or diverticular disease. This version covers patients with an otherwise uncomplicated recovery focused on pain control and getting the bowel working again.
State average
$51,755
gross charge · DRG 331
Hospitals
11
with published pricing
Price range
$8,143 – $92,498
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $8,143 - 2
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Gross charge $11,878Cash pay $7,127 - 3
Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore, AL
Gross charge $11,878Cash pay $7,127 - 4
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)
Fairhope, AL
Gross charge $49,727Cash pay $16,504 - 5
North Baldwin Infirmary
Bay Minette, AL
Gross charge $51,876Cash pay $16,504 - 6
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $57,602Cash pay $10,944 - 7
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $58,450Cash pay $14,613 - 8
North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
Gross charge $67,380Cash pay $23,583 - 9
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals, AL
Gross charge $67,380Cash pay $23,583 - 10
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $92,498 - 11
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $92,498 - 12
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge — - 13
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,366 - 14
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 15
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge — - 16
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge — - 17
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge — - 18
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge — - 19
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge — - 20
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 21
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge — - 22
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,351 - 23
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge — - 24
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 25
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,961 - 26
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge — - 27
Hill Hospital of Sumter County
York, AL
Gross charge — - 28
Russellville Hospital
Russellville, AL
Gross charge — - 29
UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton
Clanton, AL
Gross charge — - 30
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
Oneonta, AL
Gross charge — - 31
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,313 - 32
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge — - 33
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 34
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge — - 35
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,290 - 36
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,902 - 37
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge —
Alabama hospitals price major bowel surgery (Medicare DRG 331) anywhere from $8,143 to $92,498 — a $84,355 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) in Mobile; the most expensive is Red Bay Hospital in Red Bay. The state average sits at $51,755.
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 major bowel surgery 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 major bowel surgery 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 major bowel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 331 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.