Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $4,888.00 to $5,860.25, with a median of $4,888.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $7,162.40 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST | $4,888.00 | $9,400.00 | $5,905.00–$17,564.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST | $4,888.00 | $9,400.00 | $5,905.00–$17,564.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST | $4,888.00 | $9,400.00 | $5,905.00–$17,564.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Drainage Of Cyst Of The Esophagus, Stomach, And Upper Small Bowel Using An Endoscope | $5,860.25 | $10,655.00 | $349.96–$14,384.25 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,888.00, median $4,888.00, highest $5,860.25 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,888.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.
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.