Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$53,601
gross charge · DRG 331
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$11,598 – $81,272
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $11,598 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $18,094Cash pay $12,666Medicare pays (avg) $11,299 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $18,094Cash pay $12,666 - 4
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $44,117Cash pay $33,088 - 5
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $48,966Cash pay $36,725Medicare pays (avg) $12,904 - 6
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $57,386 - 7
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $57,386 - 8
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $57,386Medicare pays (avg) $16,685 - 9
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $63,232Cash pay $30,659Medicare pays (avg) $12,819 - 10
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $68,222Cash pay $12,666 - 11
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $73,754Cash pay $55,315Medicare pays (avg) $16,907 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $75,450Cash pay $56,588Medicare pays (avg) $16,172 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $75,450Cash pay $56,588 - 14
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $81,272Cash pay $44,700Medicare pays (avg) $12,589 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 25
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,177 - 27
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,146
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 331). Prices range from $11,598 to $81,272 — roughly $69,674 apart. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. The state average sits at $53,601.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. Massachusetts 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.