Paracentesis cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $236.69 to $2,099.37, with a median of $1,027.12. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $790.43 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $548.97 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGE GUIDE | $236.69 | $394.49 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging Ir | $1,027.12 | $2,776.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Peritoneocentesis W/Image Guide | $1,027.12 | $2,776.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,236.60 | $2,061.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 PARACENTESIS W/ IMAGE | $1,282.20 | $2,137.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 US PARACENTESIS | $1,951.80 | $3,253.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,099.37 | $5,383.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE | $2,099.37 | $5,383.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $236.69, median $1,027.12, highest $2,099.37 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,027.12. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.