Paracentesis cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 33 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $829.20 to $2,709.00, with a median of $1,566.27. The lowest listed price is at Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton and 1 other hospital — $737.07 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,566.27 at 71 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,566.27, is 23% above the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- 11 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 33 facilities across 24 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$829.20Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton + 1 more
Median$1,566.27half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,709.00in this market
Difference3.3×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $829.20Highest $2,709.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton lowest Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $829.20 | $2,073.00 | $905.27–$995.80 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica one side Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $829.20 | $2,073.00 | $905.27–$1,086.32 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $829.20 | $2,073.00 | $905.27–$995.80 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica lowest Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $829.20 | $2,073.00 | $905.27–$1,086.32 | 60% |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $905.00 | $4,131.95 | $530.54–$4,131.95 | 78% |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | — | — |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $535.66–$4,437.77 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $628.60–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $1,018.08–$4,698.81 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $572.83–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $491.81–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $566.99–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $491.81–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $615.02–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $504.86–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Img File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,566.27 | $5,220.90 | $442.73–$5,220.90 | 70% |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Paracentesis Abdominal With Image Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.63 | $6,217.00 | — | 61% |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Abdom Paracentesis W Imag File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $558.18–$1,651.18 | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity W/Imaging Guidance File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $2,709.00 | $2,709.00 | — | — |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity W/Imaging Guidance File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $2,709.00 | $2,709.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity W/Imaging Guidance File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $2,709.00 | $2,709.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $829.20, median $1,566.27, highest $2,709.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $1,566.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 49083 ($1,178.85). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GAABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $90.00 | file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GAABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $90.00 | file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GAABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $90.00 | file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GAABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $90.00 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.