DRG 331 · Digestive

Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Louisiana — 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
$138,884
gross charge · DRG 331
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$10,728 – $180,960
low to high
Lowest $10,728 Highest $180,960

Louisiana hospitals price major bowel surgery (Medicare DRG 331) anywhere from $10,728 to $180,960 — a $170,233 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas; the most expensive is Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland. The state average sits at $138,884.

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. Louisiana 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Opelousas General Health System

    Opelousas, LA

    Gross charge $10,728
    Cash pay $5,364
  2. 2

    Bayou Bend Hospital

    Franklin, LA

    Gross charge $21,129
    Cash pay $14,791
  3. 3

    West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

    Sulphur, LA

    Gross charge $24,415
    Cash pay $18,311
  4. 4

    Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care)

    New Iberia, LA

    Gross charge $40,099
    Cash pay $24,060
  5. 5

    Womans Hospital

    Baton Rouge, LA

    Gross charge $57,089
  6. 6

    St. Tammany Parish Hospital

    Covington, LA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,463
    Cash pay $29,785
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,647
  7. 7

    North Oaks Medical Center

    Hammond, LA

    Gross charge $113,126
    Cash pay $18,541
  8. 8

    Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

    Lafayette, LA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $39,811
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,101
  9. 9

    Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics

    Lafayette, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $39,811
  10. 10

    Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

    Monroe, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  11. 11

    Ochsner St. Mary

    Morgan City, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  12. 12

    Ochsner Acadia General Hospital

    Crowley, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $39,811
  13. 13
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  14. 14
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  15. 15

    Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center

    Houma, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  16. 16

    Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

    Baton Rouge, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  17. 17

    Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

    Kenner, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  18. 18

    St. Bernard Parish Hospital

    Chalmette, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  19. 19
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  20. 20

    Ochsner St. Martin Hospital

    Breaux Bridge, LA

    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $39,811
  21. 21
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $39,811
  22. 22
    Gross charge $180,960
    Cash pay $41,621
  23. 23

    Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

    Natchitoches, LA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,729
  24. 24

    Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish

    Houma, LA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Rapides Regional Medical Center

    Alexandria, LA

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  26. 26

    CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital

    Lake Charles, LA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Abbeville General Hospital

    Abbeville, LA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System

    Shreveport, LA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,740
  29. 29

    Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Lake Charles, LA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,806
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  32. 32

    Avoyelles Hospital

    Marksville, LA

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  33. 33

    Oakdale Community Hospital

    Oakdale, LA

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  34. 34

    Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

    Homer, LA

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  35. 35

    Minden Medical Center

    Minden, LA

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  36. 36

    Glenwood Regional Medical Center

    West Monroe, LA

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  37. 37

    Byrd Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Leesville, LA

    Gross charge
  38. 38
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  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $8,724
  41. 41
    Gross charge
  42. 42
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,300
  43. 43
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  44. 44

    Acadian Medical Center

    Eunice, LA

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  45. 45
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  46. 46

    Thibodaux Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Thibodaux, LA

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  47. 47

    Ochsner Medical Center Acute

    New Orleans, LA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,124
  48. 48

    Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Ville Platte, LA

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  49. 49
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  50. 50

    Christus Coushatta Health Care Center

    Coushatta, LA

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