Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $3,326.00 to $6,384.70, with a median of $4,855.35. The lowest listed price is at The University of Chicago Medical Center — $1,529.35 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $4,375.00 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Chicago Medical Center lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst-Gast | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Egd Transoral Transmural Drainage Pseudocyst-Pbb | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flexible, Transoral; With Transmural Drainage Of Pseudocyst-Pbb | $4,650.00 | $4,650.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H 43240 EDG TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST | $6,384.70 | $9,121.00 | $900.00–$8,664.95 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,326.00, median $4,855.35, highest $6,384.70 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $4,375.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.