Paracentesis cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 15 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $481.64 to $11,391.38, with a median of $854.00. The lowest listed price is at University Health Truman Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $372.36 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,008.80 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $854.00, is 33% below the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Kansas City, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 5 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 11 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 49083 Abd Paracentesis w/ Imaging WRM File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $481.64 | $875.70 | $5.00–$908.45 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 49083 Abd Paracentesis w/ Imaging WRM File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $481.64 | $875.70 | $25.00–$875.70 | 45% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING TX RM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $591.36 | $1,232.00 | $273.49–$2,250.47 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING TX RM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $591.36 | $1,232.00 | $273.49–$2,250.47 | 52% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 PARACENTESIS 49083 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $681.80 | $974.00 | $126.62–$943.81 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 US SP PARACENTESIS, SUBSEQUENT File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $729.87 | $1,042.66 | $886.26–$908.45 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 US SP PARACENTESIS INITIAL File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $839.35 | $1,199.06 | $908.45–$1,019.20 | 30% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $854.00 | $2,903.72 | $260.47–$2,683.04 | 71% |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $854.00 | $2,703.58 | $260.47–$2,488.00 | 68% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $903.00 | $2,780.05 | $799.25–$2,780.05 | 68% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGIN+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,041.00 | $3,733.00 | $1,041.51–$3,046.13 | 72% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 49083 Abd Paracentesis w/ Imaging WPR+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,046.10 | $1,902.00 | $10.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 49083 Abd Paracentesis w/ Imaging WPR+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,046.10 | $1,902.00 | $10.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,046.65 | $1,903.00 | $10.00–$1,903.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,046.65 | $1,903.00 | $10.00–$1,903.00 | 45% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,055.13 | $1,055.13 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,055.13 | $1,055.13 | — | — |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING TX RM IR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,518.24 | $3,163.00 | $273.49–$2,846.70 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING TX RM IR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,518.24 | $3,163.00 | $273.49–$2,846.70 | 52% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,096.62 | $4,096.62 | $532.56–$5,858.00 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 PARACENTESIS W IMAGE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,915.50 | $5,915.50 | $769.01–$5,323.95 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 PARACENTESIS W IMAGE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,391.38 | $11,391.38 | $1,480.88–$9,682.67 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $481.64, median $854.00, highest $11,391.38 — a 23.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $681.80. 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 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.