Paracentesis cost in Salisbury, MD
In Salisbury, MD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,951.81 to $1,951.81, with a median of $1,951.81. Across Maryland, the median is $1,931.68 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MD · (410) 546-6400 HC US GUIDE ABD PARACENTESIS | $1,951.81 | $1,991.64 | $1,991.64–$1,951.81 | 2% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,951.81, median $1,951.81, highest $1,951.81.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,951.81. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MDHC MC ARTHROCENT,APSIRAT &/OR INJECT, MAJOR JOINT/BURSA | $70.21 | file |