Paracentesis cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $266.52 to $3,368.95, with a median of $2,445.95. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel East and 1 other hospital — $2,179.43 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,527.75 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $266.52 | — | $52.71–$367.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $266.52 | — | $52.71–$367.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $474.30 | $527.00 | $379.44–$395.25 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,036.62 | $1,594.80 | $283.76–$1,546.96 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $1,853.15 | $2,851.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $1,965.60 | $3,024.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,445.95 | $3,763.00 | $632.00–$6,061.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,445.95 | $3,763.00 | $632.00–$6,061.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,445.95 | $3,763.00 | $632.00–$6,061.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,445.95 | $3,763.00 | $768.80–$6,061.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,445.95 | $3,763.00 | $632.00–$6,061.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $2,635.86 | — | $632.00–$6,061.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PARACENTESIS ABD (DX OR THERAP), W/ IMAGE GUIDANCE | $3,231.00 | $3,590.00 | $2,333.50–$3,518.20 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Abdominal Paracentesis W Img | $3,368.95 | $5,183.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $266.52, median $2,445.95, highest $3,368.95 — a 12.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,838.48. 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 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is
Paracentesis removes fluid from the abdomen with a needle, using ultrasound to guide it.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and guidance. Lab tests and albumin infusion are billed separately.