Paracentesis cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $744.66 to $1,968.00, with a median of $1,085.76. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $341.10 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,341.37 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Paracentesis Abd w Image | $744.66 | $2,758.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Paracentesis Abd w Image W Labs | $744.66 | $2,758.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Paracentesis Abd w Image WO Labs | $744.66 | $2,758.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Paracentesis Abd w Image W Labs | $902.07 | $3,341.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN CT Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging | $902.07 | $3,341.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Paracentesis Abd w Image | $902.07 | $3,341.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Paracentesis Abd w Image WO Labs | $902.07 | $3,341.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-ABD PARACEN W IMG - Dept 106 | $949.59 | $3,517.00 | $849.83–$3,943.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 CT Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging | $995.40 | $3,318.00 | $87.74–$2,986.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Paracentesis Abd w Image W Labs | $995.40 | $3,318.00 | $87.74–$2,986.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Paracentesis Abd w Image | $995.40 | $3,318.00 | $87.74–$2,986.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Paracentesis Abd w Image WO Labs | $995.40 | $3,318.00 | $87.74–$2,986.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Paracentesis Abd w Image | $1,085.76 | $4,524.00 | $257.81–$4,071.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Paracentesis Abd w Image WO Labs | $1,085.76 | $4,524.00 | $257.81–$4,071.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Paracentesis Abd w Image W Labs | $1,085.76 | $4,524.00 | $257.81–$4,071.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 IR Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging - BCE | $1,186.92 | $4,396.00 | $257.81–$3,956.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 IR Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging | $1,186.92 | $4,396.00 | $257.81–$3,956.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 IR Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging - BCE | $1,244.10 | $4,147.00 | $87.74–$3,732.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 IR Abdominal Paracentesis w Imaging | $1,318.80 | $4,396.00 | $87.74–$3,956.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,873.50 | $3,747.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,968.00 | $3,936.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,968.00 | $3,936.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $5,181.90 | $17,273.00 | $87.74–$15,545.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $744.66, median $1,085.76, highest $1,968.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,194.48. 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 4 of 4 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.
5 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $62.64 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $70.47 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $70.47 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $78.30 | file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, INHC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING TECH | $109.20 | file |