Paracentesis cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $791.60 to $6,697.00, with a median of $2,508.60. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $1,717.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,736.25 at 129 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,508.60, is 97% above the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Abd Paracentesis With Imaging Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $791.60 | $1,979.00 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,936.80 | $3,228.00 | — | 40% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W Img File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,265.85 | $3,021.13 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W Img File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,265.85 | $3,021.13 | — | 25% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,508.60 | $4,181.00 | — | 40% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W Img File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,708.17 | $3,610.89 | — | 25% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Paracentesis Incl Image Guidance File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $3,591.00 | $5,985.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Paracentesis Incl Image Guidance File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $3,591.00 | $5,985.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,764.69 | $3,764.69 | — | — |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC); W IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,697.00 | $6,697.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $791.60, median $2,508.60, highest $6,697.00 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,508.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.