Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall as an inpatient: from $1,671.02 to $1,799.56, with a median of $1,735.29. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $64.27 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,666.00 at 17 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL | $1,671.02 | $6,427.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC EGD, W/EUS, DRAIN CYST, TRANSMURAL | $1,799.56 | $6,427.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,671.02, median $1,735.29, highest $1,799.56 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,735.29 — 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.