Medicare inpatient bundled payment
MS-DRG 330: $16,421
Major Small And Large Bowel Procedures with CC. The federally-set bundled payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System — covers the entire inpatient hospital stay (pre-op, OR time, recovery, in-stay drugs and supplies).
Medicare national-average estimate
$16,421
CMS MS-DRG 330 bundled-payment estimate. Relative weight 2.3972 × FY2026 operating base rate ($6,850 national average).
Mean length of stay
6.1 days
Geometric mean LOS
4.8 days
What MS-DRG 330 actually covers
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC
Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (42 CFR Part 412), CMS pays hospitals a single bundled rate for each inpatient stay based on the DRG assigned. The bundle includes:
- Pre-operative work after admission
- Operating-room time and surgical procedure
- Drugs, supplies, and devices used during the stay
- Routine post-operative recovery
- Discharge planning
Separate professional fees from non-employed physicians (e.g. a surgeon billing through their private practice rather than as a hospital employee) may still be billed under CPT codes alongside the DRG bundled charge.
Hospital published prices
Aggregated across 46 hospitals that publish MS-DRG 330 in their federally-required HPT files.
Gross charge distribution
Min
$5,240
25th percentile
$48,110
Median
$77,601
75th percentile
$100,035
Max
$553,266
Median cash / self-pay
$42,212
Median commercial negotiated
$24,456
Source: each hospital’s own Hospital Price Transparency file, published under 45 CFR §180.50. Aggregated via the DoltHub HPT v3 community dataset.
Highest published gross
- IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - CLARIONIA$553,266
- UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITALCO$245,488
- MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERLA$232,172
- NORTHEAST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMO$153,762
- UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITALCO$143,856
- AdventHealth PorterCO$129,094
- ST MARY-CORWIN HOSPITALCO$117,170
- CHINESE HOSPITALCA$104,422
Lowest published gross
- BOONE COUNTY HOSPITALIA$5,240
- MEMORIAL HOSPITALKS$19,582
- BONNER GENERAL HOSPITALID$20,537
- ORANGE CITY AREA HEALTH SYSTEMIA$20,775
- BARRETT HOSPITAL & HEALTHCAREMT$23,590
- YORK HOSPITALME$24,697
- MUNSON HEALTHCARE MANISTEE HOSPITALMI$30,844
- MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITALMI$35,184
Related DRGs
- DRG 326STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- DRG 327STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC
- DRG 328STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- DRG 329MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- DRG 331MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- DRG 332RECTAL RESECTION WITH MCC
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Frequently asked
What does MS-DRG 330 cover?+
MS-DRG 330 is the Medicare inpatient bundled-payment classification for major small and large bowel procedures with cc. Under the CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment System, a single payment covers the entire inpatient hospital stay including pre-op, OR time, drugs and supplies during the admission, and routine post-op recovery. Separate professional fees from non-employed physicians (e.g. surgeons billing through their private practice) may still be billed under CPT codes.
How much does Medicare pay for MS-DRG 330?+
Medicare's national-average payment estimate is $16,421 (DRG weight × FY2026 operating base rate ~$6,850). Hospital-specific payments vary by wage index, indirect medical education adjustments, disproportionate share hospital adjustments, and other factors. The hospital's published HPT rates for this DRG are typically higher than the Medicare benchmark.
Why is my inpatient bill for major small and large bowel procedures with cc so much higher than $16,421?+
Commercial insurance and uninsured / self-pay rates routinely run multiples of the Medicare-allowed payment. Each hospital publishes its own gross / cash / commercial-negotiated rates for every DRG in its federally-required Hospital Price Transparency file (45 CFR §180.50). The bigger the gap between what you were billed and the hospital's own published cash-pay rate, the stronger the basis for your dispute.
Can I dispute an MS-DRG charge?+
Yes. Federal and state law gives every patient the right to (1) request an itemized bill (HIPAA §164.524), (2) receive a Good Faith Estimate before scheduled care (No Surprises Act, 2022), (3) dispute charges that materially exceed the GFE by more than $400, and (4) apply for charity care if the facility is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (ACA §501(r)). DRG bills are bundled — separately-itemized charges for drugs, supplies, or services already covered by the DRG bundle are also disputable.
What's the source of this number?+
MS-DRG codes, descriptions, and relative weights are published annually by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the IPPS Final Rule. The hospital pricing distribution is aggregated from individual hospital Hospital Price Transparency files via the DoltHub community dataset. Source freshness: 2025-10-01.