Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall: from $818.73 to $3,710.00, with a median of $818.73. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $2,950.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 43240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst | $818.73 | $818.73 | $94.65–$463.18 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst | $818.73 | $818.73 | $94.65–$463.18 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst | $818.73 | $818.73 | $112.46–$463.18 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EGD W/TRANSMURAL DRAIN CYST | $3,710.00 | — | $1,233.89–$18,945.50 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $818.73, median $818.73, highest $3,710.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $818.73. 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 1 of 4 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.
What it is
This code covers an advanced upper endoscopy in which a fluid collection next to the stomach, usually after pancreatitis, is drained through the stomach wall with a stent.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.