Paracentesis cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $207.28 to $703.80, with a median of $300.25. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $92.97 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,457.75 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGI | $207.28 | $1,036.42 | $98.69–$921.87 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CT ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $98.69–$1,080.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ERD ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $98.69–$1,080.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $98.69–$1,080.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $794.16–$945.79 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $98.69–$1,080.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ERD ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $98.69–$1,080.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $300.25 | $1,501.25 | $794.16–$945.79 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABD PARACENTESIS W/ IMG | $703.80 | $3,519.00 | $370.94–$2,815.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $703.80 | $3,519.00 | $91.57–$2,815.20 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $207.28, median $300.25, highest $703.80 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $300.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 49083 ($1,225.20). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXENDO ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUSD ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDN ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAG | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDE ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAG | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXENDO ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUSD ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDN ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAG | $116.45 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDE ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAG | $116.45 | file |