Paracentesis cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $682.40 to $4,023.04, with a median of $1,251.71. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $569.31 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,384.66 at 82 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,251.71, is about the same as the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 11 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026.
Lowest$682.40Johnson Memorial Hospital
Median$1,251.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,023.04in this market
Difference5.9×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
median
Lowest $682.40Highest $5,008.64
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $682.40 | $853.00 | $370.71–$1,592.85 | 20% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | $30.94–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $1,181.60 | $2,954.00 | $151.04–$2,835.84 | 60% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,251.71 | $1,788.15 | $412.39–$4,470.38 | 30% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $1,267.20 | $3,168.00 | $16.51–$36,085.34 | 60% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,341.37 | $4,327.00 | $412.39–$4,283.73 | 69% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,346.40 | $2,244.00 | $30.94–$1,905.42 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,647.00 | $2,745.00 | $30.94–$2,273.62 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,667.40 | $2,779.00 | $30.94–$2,661.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,842.00 | $3,070.00 | $30.94–$2,932.00 | 40% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAG GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,914.00 | $3,190.00 | — | 40% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,919.38 | $8,309.00 | $959.60–$7,478.10 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,919.38 | $8,309.00 | $959.60–$7,478.10 | 77% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.40 | $3,429.00 | $30.94–$3,281.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.40 | $3,429.00 | $30.94–$2,273.62 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.40 | $3,429.00 | $30.94–$3,281.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.40 | $3,429.00 | $30.94–$2,273.62 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.40 | $3,429.00 | $30.94–$3,281.00 | 40% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,110.49 | $8,309.00 | $959.60–$7,478.10 | 75% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,566.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,635.00 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,566.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,635.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,635.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$2,352.64 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,566.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,205.60 | $3,676.00 | $30.94–$3,227.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,460.00 | $4,100.00 | $30.94–$2,624.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 ABD PARACENTESIS+IM FLUORO+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,671.20 | $4,452.00 | $30.94–$2,849.28 | 40% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $2,753.31 | $3,933.30 | $412.39–$9,833.25 | 30% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,851.40 | $6,419.00 | $30.94–$4,631.00 | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Image Guide File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $4,023.04 | $4,470.05 | $959.00–$4,470.05 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Image Guide File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $5,008.64 | $5,565.16 | $959.00–$5,565.16 | 10% |
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
Outpatient: lowest $682.40, median $1,251.71, highest $4,023.04 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,299.06. 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 18 of 18 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 paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.