Inpatient stays / DRG 331
MS-DRG 331 · 553 hospitals · 17,788 stays
DRG 331: Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC
Medicare patients had 17,788 stays in DRG 331 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $85,825 per stay and were paid $15,961 — a ratio of 5.4 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $12,035. Average charges ran from $18,783 at the least expensive hospital to $312,456 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $53,004 and $101,132.
- 1Average charge $85,825
- 2Average paid $15,961
- 3Reporting hospitals 553
- 4Medicare stays 17,788
By state
Average charges for DRG 331 were highest in Florida ($139,886) and lowest in Maryland ($27,461). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $11,234 to $25,008.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1,136 | $139,886 | $14,326 | 9.8× |
| California | 1,299 | $134,560 | $21,261 | 6.3× |
| Nevada | 119 | $124,781 | $15,956 | 7.8× |
| Colorado | 260 | $113,444 | $15,014 | 7.6× |
| Alaska | 81 | $110,472 | $21,089 | 5.2× |
| Virginia | 557 | $107,070 | $14,941 | 7.2× |
| Texas | 1,166 | $102,874 | $14,934 | 6.9× |
| New Jersey | 487 | $102,450 | $17,196 | 6× |
| Arizona | 438 | $101,741 | $15,566 | 6.5× |
| Washington | 426 | $97,701 | $18,706 | 5.2× |
| Alabama | 408 | $97,460 | $13,093 | 7.4× |
| South Carolina | 421 | $93,452 | $15,549 | 6× |
| Pennsylvania | 759 | $90,126 | $15,271 | 5.9× |
| Kansas | 261 | $86,547 | $13,790 | 6.3× |
| West Virginia | 116 | $83,092 | $15,516 | 5.4× |
| Georgia | 517 | $82,754 | $15,458 | 5.4× |
| Louisiana | 325 | $82,611 | $12,788 | 6.5× |
| New Hampshire | 78 | $82,297 | $15,805 | 5.2× |
| Indiana | 425 | $79,846 | $14,292 | 5.6× |
| New Mexico | 81 | $79,280 | $14,799 | 5.4× |
| Illinois | 627 | $79,235 | $17,133 | 4.6× |
| Idaho | 106 | $77,636 | $14,919 | 5.2× |
| New York | 796 | $77,116 | $19,191 | 4× |
| District of Columbia | 67 | $76,569 | $19,408 | 3.9× |
| Kentucky | 366 | $73,261 | $13,236 | 5.5× |
| Wyoming | 45 | $71,979 | $19,812 | 3.6× |
| Ohio | 594 | $70,371 | $14,610 | 4.8× |
| Oklahoma | 313 | $69,016 | $13,183 | 5.2× |
| Tennessee | 459 | $68,766 | $13,676 | 5× |
| North Carolina | 671 | $67,635 | $14,838 | 4.6× |
| Oregon | 187 | $66,395 | $18,137 | 3.7× |
| Connecticut | 166 | $65,276 | $19,610 | 3.3× |
| Missouri | 413 | $64,958 | $13,731 | 4.7× |
| Wisconsin | 283 | $63,356 | $14,501 | 4.4× |
| Utah | 125 | $59,035 | $15,311 | 3.9× |
| Mississippi | 272 | $58,914 | $12,240 | 4.8× |
| Hawaii | 61 | $58,303 | $19,460 | 3× |
| Nebraska | 180 | $57,388 | $13,717 | 4.2× |
| Maine | 80 | $56,989 | $14,785 | 3.9× |
| South Dakota | 140 | $56,345 | $14,709 | 3.8× |
| Minnesota | 230 | $56,032 | $16,362 | 3.4× |
| Montana | 132 | $55,827 | $14,309 | 3.9× |
| Michigan | 462 | $54,126 | $15,156 | 3.6× |
| Arkansas | 240 | $53,892 | $12,316 | 4.4× |
| Iowa | 250 | $50,965 | $12,600 | 4× |
| Delaware | 111 | $48,237 | $16,186 | 3× |
| Massachusetts | 437 | $44,987 | $17,803 | 2.5× |
| North Dakota | 69 | $44,015 | $14,090 | 3.1× |
| Vermont | 48 | $41,744 | $11,234 | 3.7× |
| Rhode Island | 58 | $37,985 | $17,173 | 2.2× |
| Maryland | 440 | $27,461 | $25,008 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond, VA · 43 stays | $312,456 | $13,268 |
| HCA Florida Ocala Hospital Ocala, FL · 22 stays | $276,922 | $13,038 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood, TX · 13 stays | $263,340 | $14,497 |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · 46 stays | $248,565 | $12,235 |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · 15 stays | $244,696 | $14,166 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC · 11 stays | $241,061 | $13,790 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 21 stays | $236,034 | $14,868 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · 36 stays | $232,268 | $12,939 |
| Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC · 20 stays | $227,149 | $14,840 |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital Bradenton, FL · 14 stays | $224,335 | $12,758 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 50 stays | $18,783 | $17,952 |
| University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD · 14 stays | $19,285 | $17,279 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 14 stays | $19,501 | $17,939 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 15 stays | $22,073 | $19,703 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD · 17 stays | $22,221 | $19,909 |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD · 14 stays | $22,892 | $21,000 |
| Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD · 28 stays | $23,733 | $21,469 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · 12 stays | $24,234 | $14,514 |
| Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD · 29 stays | $24,625 | $23,439 |
| Saint Agnes Hospital Baltimore, MD · 11 stays | $25,496 | $22,087 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.