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Upper Endoscopy With Drainage Of A Fluid Pocket

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 43240

An examination of the food pipe, stomach and first part of the small intestine with a flexible scope, during which a fluid collection pressing against the stomach or intestinal wall — most often a pocket left behind after inflammation of the pancreas — is drained. The doctor makes an opening through the wall into the collection and leaves one or more short tubes in place so it empties into the gut. Ultrasound from the tip of the scope is normally used to find a safe route.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Drainage Of A Fluid Pocket cost?

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $5,495.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $447 to $10,000Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $525 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,000professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 38th of 50

$1,000

WY $10,471ND $398

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.