DRG 330 · Digestive

Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to remove or repair part of the small or large intestine, often for cancer, diverticulitis, or a blockage. The stay includes the operation followed by several days of recovery in the hospital while the bowel starts working again.

State average
$159,004
gross charge · DRG 330
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$48,741 – $195,770
low to high
Lowest $48,741 Highest $195,770

5 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for major bowel surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $48,741 to $195,770. The cheapest is Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford; the most expensive is Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City. The state average sits at $159,004.

What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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. Arizona hospitals missing from the list either don't perform major bowel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 330 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
    Gross charge $48,741
  2. 2

    Kingman Regional Hospital

    Kingman, AZ

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $164,479
    Cash pay $57,568
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,835
  3. 3

    Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Sierra Vista, AZ

    Gross charge $191,937
    Cash pay $76,775
  4. 4
    Gross charge $194,091
    Cash pay $116,455
  5. 5

    Havasu Regional Medical Center

    Lake Havasu City, AZ

    Gross charge $195,770
    Cash pay $117,462
  6. 6

    Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

    Phoenix, AZ

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,055
  7. 7

    Tucson Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    54 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,888
  8. 8

    Verde Valley Medical Center

    Cottonwood, AZ

    Gross charge
  9. 9

    Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
  10. 10

    Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

    Tucson, AZ

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,822
  11. 11

    Yavapai Regional Medical Center

    Prescott, AZ

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,808
  12. 12

    Yuma Regional Medical Center

    Yuma, AZ

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,072
  13. 13

    Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande, AZ | Florence Blvd.

    Casa Grande, AZ

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,169
  14. 14

    Valleywise Health Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    Flagstaff Medical Center

    Flagstaff, AZ

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,054
  17. 17

    Abrazo Central Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center

    Chandler, AZ

    53 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,820
  19. 19

    Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City

    Sun City, AZ

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,382
  20. 20

    Banner - University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | Campbell Ave.

    Tucson, AZ

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,392
  21. 21

    Banner Desert Medical Center

    Mesa, AZ

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,096
  22. 22

    Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
  23. 23
    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Northwest Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,453
  25. 25

    Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa, AZ | Baywood Ave.

    Mesa, AZ

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,731
  26. 26

    Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

    Glendale, AZ

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  27. 27

    Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.

    Sun City West, AZ

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,800
  28. 28

    Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

    Bullhead City, AZ

    Gross charge
  29. 29
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  30. 30

    Banner - University Medical Center South

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  31. 31

    Oro Valley Hospital

    Oro Valley, AZ

    Gross charge
  32. 32
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  33. 33

    Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

    Gilbert, AZ

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,231
  34. 34

    Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | Higley Rd.

    Gilbert, AZ

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,868
  35. 35
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  36. 36
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  37. 37
    Gross charge
  38. 38
    Gross charge
  39. 39
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  40. 40

    Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

    Sahuarita, AZ

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Benson Hospital

    Benson, AZ

    Gross charge
  42. 42
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  43. 43
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,732
  44. 44

    HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,171
  45. 45

    Abrazo West Campus

    Goodyear, AZ

    32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,322

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