Surgery and procedures CPT 43240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Michigan City, IN — inpatient

In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $575.64 to $575.64, with a median of $575.64. Across Indiana, the median is $536.55 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$575.64La Porte Hospital
Median$575.64half pay less
Highest$575.64in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

median
Lowest $575.64Highest $719.82

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
La Porte Hospital lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 43240 EGD W/TRANSMURAL DRAIN CYST $575.64 $1,066.00 $445.59–$959.40 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 43240 22 EGD W/TRANSMURAL DRAIN CYST $719.82 $1,333.00 $557.19–$1,199.70 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $575.64, median $575.64, highest $575.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $439.89 — 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.