Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall: from $808.50 to $18,093.00, with a median of $3,739.53. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont Cartersville and 1 other hospital — $2,931.03 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,051.05 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,739.53, is 15% below the US median of $4,395.78.
- 10 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 13 cities for code 43240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Cartersville lowest Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $808.50 | $2,695.00 | $317.47–$2,695.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside lowest Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $808.50 | $2,695.00 | $525.53–$2,695.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $330.03–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $421.82–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $419.72–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $380.48–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $330.03–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $338.79–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $297.10–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Egd W/Drain Pseudocyst File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,051.05 | $3,503.50 | $359.46–$3,503.50 | 70% |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst - Endo Us (Upper) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus, Stomach, Upper Small Bowel W/Endoscope File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $18,093.00 | $18,093.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus, Stomach, Upper Small Bowel W/Endoscope File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $18,093.00 | $18,093.00 | — | — |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus, Stomach, Upper Small Bowel W/Endoscope File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $18,093.00 | $18,093.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $808.50, median $3,739.53, highest $18,093.00 — a 22.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,051.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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