Endoscopic cyst drainage cost in Washington
In Washington, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall: from $701.35 to $10,273.10, with a median of $5,227.50. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 14.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43240. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR EGD TRANSORAL TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE PSEUDOCYST | $701.35 | $1,079.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA DRAINAGE OF FLUID COLLECTION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $2,475.20 | $3,808.00 | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA EGD W/TRANSMURAL DRAINAGE OF PSEUDOCYST | $5,227.50 | $10,250.00 | — source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC EGD W/TRANSMURAL DRAIN CYST | $6,854.40 | $8,568.00 | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA EGD Flexible, Transoral; With Transmural Drainage Of Pseudocyst | $10,273.10 | $10,273.10 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $5,227.50 | $7,750.30 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,475.20 | $2,475.20 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $6,854.40 | $6,854.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $701.35 | $701.35 |
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.
Upper endoscopy with drainage of a pseudocyst through the stomach wall in other states
- 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
- West Virginia$3,451.92
- Wisconsin$3,546.40
- Wyoming$1,139.76
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.