Endoscopic cyst drainage cost without insurance
Across 188 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall from $362.16 to $39,186.60. The median market price is $3,546.40. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Upper endoscopy costs
Lowest$362.16any market
Median market$3,546.40middle of market medians
Highest$39,186.60any market
Listings427hospital prices
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.
Why prices differ
Freestanding endoscopy and ambulatory surgery centers usually charge much less than hospital outpatient departments.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 43240 includes the doctor, sedation and the lab exam of any biopsy.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,354.94
- Alaska$5,859.00
- Arizona$5,835.81
- Arkansas$1,104.60
- California$7,162.40
- Colorado$4,245.47
- Connecticut$13,409.43
- Delaware$9,055.20
- Florida$6,323.80
- Georgia$6,428.00
- Idaho$10,986.00
- Illinois$4,375.00
- Indiana$536.55
- Iowa$993.60
- Kansas$548.64
- Kentucky$536.55
- Louisiana$1,666.00
- Maine$427.18
- Maryland$925.50
- Massachusetts$10,395.91
- Michigan$477.20
- Minnesota$3,103.01
- Mississippi$1,195.92
- Missouri$5,151.05
- Montana$12,580.00
- Nebraska$917.28
- Nevada$6,603.00
- New Hampshire$1,749.29
- New Jersey$6,750.90
- New York$2,950.00
- North Carolina$2,142.99
- North Dakota$4,429.60
- Ohio$4,379.25
- Oklahoma$5,782.45
- Oregon$701.35
- Pennsylvania$7,587.30
- Rhode Island$6,792.00
- South Carolina$34,592.63
- Tennessee$1,099.37
- Texas$786.71
- Utah$4,057.76
- Vermont$1,099.90
- Virginia$39,186.60
- Washington$5,227.50
- West Virginia$3,451.92
- Wisconsin$3,546.40
- Wyoming$1,139.76
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 3 | $843.60 | $2,044.90 | $4,379.25 | 5.2× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $16,788.52 | $16,788.52 | $16,788.52 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $7,943.24 | $7,943.24 | $7,943.24 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $5,859.00 | $5,859.00 | $5,859.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $3,136.40 | $3,136.40 | $3,136.40 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $5,831.25 | $5,831.25 | $5,831.25 | 1.0× |
| Athens, OH | 1 | $3,295.50 | $3,295.50 | $3,295.50 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $6,428.00 | $6,428.00 | $18,093.00 | 2.8× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $7,854.73 | $7,854.73 | $7,854.73 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $786.71 | $786.71 | $786.71 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $715.00 | $715.00 | $715.00 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,475.20 | $2,475.20 | $2,475.20 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $625.80 | $625.80 | $625.80 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $6,391.00 | $6,391.00 | $6,391.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | $14,112.37 | 1.3× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $961.20 | $2,867.95 | $4,774.70 | 5.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $12,580.00 | $12,580.00 | $12,580.00 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $818.73 | $818.73 | $3,710.00 | 4.5× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $1,574.00 | $1,574.00 | $1,574.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $524.16 | $524.16 | $524.16 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, OH | 1 | $4,680.00 | $4,680.00 | $4,680.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $9,135.57 | $9,135.57 | $9,135.57 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $1,288.50 | $1,288.50 | $1,288.50 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $9,143.00 | $9,143.00 | $9,143.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $469.39 | $469.39 | $469.39 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $1,139.76 | $1,139.76 | $1,139.76 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 12 | $2,154.22 | $4,375.00 | $6,384.70 | 3.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2 | $1,557.54 | $14,038.60 | $26,519.66 | 17.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 12 | $596.71 | $4,379.25 | $17,798.95 | 29.8× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $4,453.80 | $6,033.60 | $7,613.40 | 1.7× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $928.20 | $928.20 | $928.20 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 10 | $1,736.10 | $4,568.20 | $20,592.26 | 11.9× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $2,142.99 | $2,142.99 | $2,142.99 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 27 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $3,571.80 | 5.1× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1 | $4,245.47 | $4,245.47 | $4,245.47 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $477.20 | $485.09 | $492.98 | 1.0× |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $9,055.20 | $9,055.20 | $9,055.20 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 4 | $2,968.06 | $3,237.96 | $3,237.96 | 1.1× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $4,563.30 | $12,558.28 | $20,553.25 | 4.5× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $4,429.60 | $4,429.60 | $4,429.60 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $362.16 | $407.43 | $452.70 | 1.2× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,093.72 | $1,093.72 | $1,093.72 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $7,310.60 | $7,310.60 | $7,310.60 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $3,734.10 | $3,734.10 | $3,734.10 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,523.75 | $1,523.75 | $1,523.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $34,592.63 | $34,592.63 | $34,592.63 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $14,303.00 | $14,303.00 | $14,303.00 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,520.34 | $1,520.34 | $1,520.34 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $9,243.76 | $12,176.69 | $12,818.99 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 12 | $563.00 | $1,036.00 | $6,000.98 | 10.7× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $2,991.94 | $2,991.94 | $2,991.94 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Kenton, OH single city | 1 | $4,907.50 | $4,907.50 | $4,907.50 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $548.64 | $548.64 | $548.64 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $11,217.10 | $11,217.10 | $11,217.10 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $6,603.00 | $6,755.40 | $6,907.80 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $1,571.62 | $1,571.62 | $1,571.62 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $1,724.58 | $1,724.58 | $1,724.58 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $6,316.20 | $6,316.20 | $6,316.20 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $1,104.60 | $1,104.60 | $1,104.60 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,807.31 | $4,888.00 | $7,769.00 | 4.3× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $1,631.20 | $2,588.80 | $3,546.40 | 2.2× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $1,926.96 | $1,926.96 | $1,926.96 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 2 | $4,739.15 | $4,739.15 | $4,739.15 | 1.0× |
| Marion, OH | 1 | $5,946.85 | $5,946.85 | $5,946.85 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,086.02 | $1,086.02 | $1,086.02 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $1,195.92 | $1,195.92 | $1,195.92 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 6 | $6,323.80 | $6,323.80 | $22,248.85 | 3.5× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $439.89 | $439.89 | $439.89 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $963.08 | $2,223.52 | $4,395.78 | 4.6× |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $5,354.94 | $5,354.94 | $5,354.94 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $5,383.50 | $5,383.50 | $5,383.50 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $6,854.40 | $6,854.40 | $6,854.40 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Nebraska City, NE single city | 1 | $906.36 | $906.36 | $906.36 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $721.81 | $1,099.37 | $1,344.06 | 1.9× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $935.84 | $1,666.00 | $2,493.18 | 2.7× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $441.62 | $6,588.93 | $8,136.33 | 18.4× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $917.28 | $917.28 | $917.28 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $4,888.00 | $4,888.00 | $4,888.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,136.00 | $1,136.00 | $1,136.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $678.77 | $5,782.45 | $10,886.13 | 16.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $535.08 | $536.25 | $2,265.48 | 4.2× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 6 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | $7,310.60 | 1.9× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $536.55 | $536.55 | $536.55 | 1.0× |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $754.50 | $754.50 | $754.50 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $477.20 | $477.20 | $477.20 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $5,972.00 | $6,089.00 | $6,206.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $7,449.87 | $7,449.87 | $7,449.87 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $6,339.60 | $6,530.10 | $8,454.00 | 1.3× |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $16,017.12 | $16,017.12 | $16,017.12 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,002.00 | $1,002.00 | $1,002.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | $2,044.90 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $427.18 | $427.18 | $427.18 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6 | $701.35 | $701.35 | $8,822.45 | 12.6× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 3 | $1,040.00 | $6,792.00 | $12,961.00 | 12.5× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $2,142.99 | $2,142.99 | $2,142.99 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,064.05 | $10,064.05 | $10,064.05 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $6,603.00 | $6,603.00 | $6,603.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $39,186.60 | $39,186.60 | $39,186.60 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 7 | $890.10 | $4,888.00 | $9,111.31 | 10.2× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $644.60 | $942.50 | $7,206.06 | 11.2× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $701.35 | $701.35 | $701.35 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $4,057.76 | $4,057.76 | $4,057.76 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $962.61 | $962.61 | $962.61 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $4,888.00 | $4,888.00 | $5,860.25 | 1.2× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,734.40 | 1.1× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $8,669.60 | 1.2× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $9,055.20 | $9,055.20 | $9,055.20 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $5,227.50 | $7,750.30 | $10,273.10 | 2.0× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 2 | $3,806.00 | $13,027.43 | $22,248.85 | 5.8× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $721.81 | $721.81 | $721.81 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,666.00 | $1,666.00 | $1,666.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $5,151.05 | $10,336.80 | $15,610.29 | 3.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $12,515.85 | $12,515.85 | $12,515.85 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $4,490.29 | $4,490.29 | $4,490.29 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3 | $706.30 | $3,806.00 | $3,806.00 | 5.4× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $981.00 | $981.00 | $981.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $721.81 | $721.81 | $721.81 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | $10,986.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,148.11 | $7,162.40 | $7,162.40 | 6.2× |
| Van Wert, OH | 1 | $5,673.20 | $5,673.20 | $5,673.20 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | $6,930.45 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $700.80 | $700.80 | $700.80 | 1.0× |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,523.75 | $1,523.75 | $1,523.75 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $993.60 | $993.60 | $993.60 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $6,103.80 | $6,103.80 | $6,103.80 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | $3,546.40 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $3,204.00 | $3,204.00 | $3,204.00 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $4,221.75 | $4,221.75 | $4,221.75 | 1.0× |
Common questions
What is a pseudocyst?
A collection of fluid that can form after inflammation of the pancreas.
Is this a routine endoscopy?
No, it is an advanced procedure done by specialists, often with ultrasound guidance.
Other upper endoscopy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.