Paracentesis cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,518.60 to $2,456.40, with a median of $1,987.50. The lowest listed price is at Harrison County Hospital — $468.90 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,324.20 at 7 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 Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Hospital lowest Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,518.60 | $2,531.00 | $412.39–$2,277.90 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $2,456.40 | $4,094.00 | $30.94–$2,620.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS | $2,456.40 | $4,094.00 | $30.94–$2,620.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $2,456.40 | $4,094.00 | $30.94–$2,620.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+IM ULS | $2,456.40 | $4,094.00 | $30.94–$2,620.16 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,518.60, median $1,987.50, highest $2,456.40 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,456.40. 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 2 of 2 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 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.
6 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.
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KYHB ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX OR THERAPEUTIC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $93.20 | file |