Paracentesis cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $2,832.03 to $4,366.11, with a median of $3,599.07. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $767.04 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,835.60 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM | $2,832.03 | $5,553.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM | $2,832.03 | $5,553.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM | $4,366.11 | $8,561.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM | $4,366.11 | $8,561.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,832.03, median $3,599.07, highest $4,366.11 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,599.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.