Paracentesis cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $396.00 to $4,399.85, with a median of $1,779.05. The lowest listed price is at Providence Portland Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $1,383.05 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,309.71 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,779.05, is 39% above the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 1.9× 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 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$396.00Providence Portland Medical Center + 2 more
Median$1,779.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,399.85in this market
Difference11.1×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
median
Lowest $396.00Highest $4,531.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Portland Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR ED 49083 ABD PARACENT W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC PR ED 49083 ABD PARACENT W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital lowest Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR ED 49083 ABD PARACENT W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR ED 49083 ABD PARACENT W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.75 | $753.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PARACENTESIS ABD WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,779.05 | $2,737.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC PARACENTESIS ABD WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,779.05 | $2,737.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC PARACENTESIS ABD WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,779.05 | $2,737.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PARACENTESIS ABD WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,779.05 | $2,737.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC PARACENTESIS ABD WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,955.20 | $3,008.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,992.25 | $3,065.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,992.25 | $3,065.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,992.25 | $3,065.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,992.25 | $3,065.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,191.80 | $3,372.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Paracentesis W/Guidance File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,398.50 | $3,690.00 | $708.48–$3,690.00 | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,538.95 | $2,987.00 | $744.00–$2,401.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,538.95 | $2,987.00 | $744.00–$2,401.00 | 15% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,634.00 | $3,512.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,634.00 | $3,512.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,634.00 | $3,512.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,634.00 | $3,512.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,634.00 | $3,512.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,705.25 | $3,607.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,705.25 | $3,607.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,761.50 | $3,682.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,761.50 | $3,682.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,761.50 | $3,682.00 | — | 25% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Paracentesis W/Guidance File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,794.35 | $4,299.00 | $786.35–$4,299.00 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $4,399.85 | $6,769.00 | $402.30–$3,943.35 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $4,531.80 | $6,972.00 | $402.30–$3,943.35 | 35% |
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
Outpatient: lowest $396.00, median $1,779.05, highest $4,399.85 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,538.95. 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 5 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.