Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall: from $551.32 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,654.45. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $1,103.13 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,666.00 at 17 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,654.45, is 62% below the US median of $4,395.78.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 cities for code 43240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $551.32 | $1,969.00 | $481.27–$5,629.60 | 72% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $762.96 | $3,468.00 | $481.27–$8,806.00 | 78% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $935.84 | $5,849.00 | $1,127.10–$9,597.69 | 84% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,226.94 | $5,577.00 | $13,776.96–$832.46 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,642.90 | $11,735.00 | $1,155.00–$960.00 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,666.00 | $11,900.00 | $11,900.00–$7,956.46 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,666.00 | $11,900.00 | $11,900.00–$7,956.46 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $1,666.00 | $11,900.00 | $11,900.00–$7,956.46 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Drainage of Cyst of the Esophagus Stomach and/or Upper Small Bowel File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $2,493.18 | $9,234.00 | $1,206.17–$9,234.00 | 73% |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | $38,316.63–$63,861.05 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $551.32, median $1,654.45, highest $22,351.37 — a 40.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $657.14. 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 8 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 6 it is 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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