DRG 329 · Digestive

Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

An operation on the small or large intestine, such as removing a diseased section of bowel. The stay includes the surgery and several days of recovery while the digestive system starts working again.

State average
$142,447
gross charge · DRG 329
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$30,367 – $185,726
low to high
Lowest $30,367 Highest $185,726

24 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 329). Prices range from $30,367 to $185,726 — roughly 6×. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper. The state average sits at $142,447.

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. Georgia hospitals missing from the list either don't perform major bowel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 329 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 $30,367
    Cash pay $24,293
  2. 2

    Wayne Memorial Hospital

    Jesup, GA

    Gross charge $67,452
    Cash pay $53,961
  3. 3

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $79,060
    Medicare pays (avg) $40,103
  4. 4

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus

    Saint Marys, GA

    Gross charge $79,060
  5. 5

    Jasper Memorial Hospital

    Monticello, GA

    Gross charge $80,865
    Cash pay $64,692
  6. 6

    St. Mary's Health Care System

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $104,108
    Cash pay $67,670
  7. 7

    St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

    Greensboro, GA

    Gross charge $104,108
    Cash pay $67,670
  8. 8

    Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc

    Douglas, GA

    Gross charge $151,202
    Cash pay $102,818
  9. 9

    Piedmont Augusta

    Augusta, GA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,424
  10. 10

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  11. 11

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,714
  12. 12

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  13. 13

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  14. 14

    Piedmont Macon North

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  15. 15

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,911
  16. 16

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  17. 17

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $158,048
    Cash pay $47,414
  18. 18

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  19. 19

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  20. 20

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  21. 21

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,942
  22. 22

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  23. 23

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  24. 24

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $185,726
    Cash pay $55,718
  25. 25

    Savannah Health Services Llc Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center

    Savannah, GA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,193
  26. 26

    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,006
  27. 27

    East Georgia Regional Medical Center

    Statesboro, GA

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  28. 28

    Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlanta, GA

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  29. 29

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

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  30. 30
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  31. 31

    Crisp Regional Hospital

    Cordele, GA

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  32. 32

    SGMC Health - Main

    Valdosta, GA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,621
  33. 33

    Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dublin, GA

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  34. 34

    Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

    Vidalia, GA

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  35. 35

    Memorial Hospital and Manor

    Bainbridge, GA

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  36. 36

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

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  37. 37

    Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)

    Augusta, GA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,951
  38. 38

    SGMC Health - Berrien

    Nashville, GA

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  39. 39

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Ringgold, GA

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  40. 40

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

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  43. 43

    Sgmc Health Lanier

    Lakeland, GA

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  44. 44
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  46. 46

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

    Gainesville, GA

    57 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,530
  47. 47

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham

    Demorest, GA

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  48. 48

    St. Joseph's Hospital

    Savannah, GA

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  49. 49

    Union General Hospital

    Blairsville, GA

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  50. 50

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $40,635
  51. 51

    Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)

    Duluth, GA

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