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Surgery and procedures CPT 49083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Paracentesis cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $332.83 to $332.83, with a median of $332.83. Across Louisiana, the median is $532.80 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$332.83Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$332.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$332.83in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE source file $332.83 $1,447.08 — 77%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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

Inpatient: lowest $332.83, median $332.83, highest $332.83.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $578.96 — 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.