Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$118,147
gross charge · DRG 329
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$71,865 – $178,284
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $71,865Cash pay $53,898Medicare pays (avg) $35,192 - 2
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $73,260 - 3
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $91,318Cash pay $68,489Medicare pays (avg) $32,436 - 4
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $102,516 - 5
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $102,516 - 6
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $102,516Medicare pays (avg) $47,439 - 7
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $105,764Cash pay $74,035Medicare pays (avg) $30,914 - 8
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $105,764Cash pay $74,035Medicare pays (avg) $45,219 - 9
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $105,764Cash pay $74,035Medicare pays (avg) $51,218 - 10
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $127,502Cash pay $61,320Medicare pays (avg) $34,161 - 11
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $152,418Cash pay $114,313Medicare pays (avg) $47,444 - 12
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $156,293Cash pay $85,961Medicare pays (avg) $34,711 - 13
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $178,284Cash pay $133,713Medicare pays (avg) $40,204 - 14
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $178,284Cash pay $133,713 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $48,719 - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,994 - 21
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $54,416 - 25
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,843 - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,945 - 29
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,886
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 329). Prices range from $71,865 to $178,284 — roughly 2×. The cheapest is Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $118,147.
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 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.