Surgery and procedures CPT 43240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $1,040.00 to $12,961.00, with a median of $7,000.50. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $5,960.50 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $6,792.00 at 3 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,040.00Rhode Island Hospital
Median$7,000.50half pay less
Highest$12,961.00in this market
Difference12.5×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $1,040.00Highest $12,961.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EGD TRN W TRNSMRL DRAIN PSDOCYST INC DRN CTH/STNTS(S) & EUS W PF $1,040.00 $1,040.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD TRANRL W TRNSMRL DRAIN PSDOCYST INC DRN CTH/STNTS(S) & EUS W PF $12,961.00 $12,961.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD TRANRL W TRNSMRL DRAIN PSDOCYST INC DRN CTH/STNTS(S) & EUS W PF $12,961.00 $12,961.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,040.00, median $7,000.50, highest $12,961.00 — a 12.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6,792.00 — 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.