Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — 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
$173,435
gross charge · DRG 329
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$57,882 – $389,470
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $57,882Cash pay $32,548 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $57,882Cash pay $32,548 - 3
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $62,400Cash pay $24,960 - 4
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $62,400Cash pay $24,960 - 5
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $62,400Cash pay $24,960 - 6
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $62,400Cash pay $24,960 - 7
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $67,452Cash pay $53,961 - 8
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $70,504Cash pay $45,828 - 9
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $70,504Cash pay $45,828 - 10
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $70,504Cash pay $45,828Medicare pays (avg) $31,293 - 11
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $108,330Cash pay $86,664 - 12
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $123,781Cash pay $99,025Medicare pays (avg) $32,421 - 13
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $125,591Cash pay $33,181Medicare pays (avg) $24,466 - 14
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341Medicare pays (avg) $31,467 - 15
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341Medicare pays (avg) $37,445 - 17
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341 - 18
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341Medicare pays (avg) $34,238 - 19
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $313,453Cash pay $194,341 - 20
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $369,920Cash pay $49,994 - 21
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $389,470Cash pay $49,994Medicare pays (avg) $38,163 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 23
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,552 - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,117 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,189 - 28
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,372 - 29
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,773 - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $61,008 - 33
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 34
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 35
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,971 - 36
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,122 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge — - 40
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 41
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,436 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 44
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 45
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $41,870 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,199 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,122 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 56
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 57
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 58
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 61
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,129 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,156 - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,546 - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,408 - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,148 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,496 - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,371 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,830 - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 78
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 79
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 81
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys, PA
Gross charge — - 82
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 83
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 84
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,551 - 85Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,681
- 86
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 87
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 88
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,401 - 89
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $40,316 - 90Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,897
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 329). Prices range from $57,882 to $389,470 — roughly 7×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $173,435.
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. Pennsylvania 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.