Surgery and procedures CPT 49083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Paracentesis cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $414.40 to $414.40, with a median of $414.40. Across Colorado, the median is $1,206.29 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$414.40Family Health West Hospital
Median$414.40half pay less
Highest$414.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Junction, CO.

median
Lowest $414.40Highest $1,406.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $414.40 $592.00 — 30% —
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Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING $1,406.30 $2,009.00 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $414.40, median $414.40, highest $414.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,362.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.