Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $551.32 to $762.96, with a median of $657.14. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $105.82 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,666.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL | $551.32 | $1,969.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL | $762.96 | $3,468.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $551.32, median $657.14, highest $762.96 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,654.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.