Paracentesis cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 14 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $251.79 to $3,040.00, with a median of $929.10. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. John Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $677.31 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $929.10 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $929.10, is 27% below the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 PARACENTESIS ABD W IMAG 54 8487+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $251.79 | $680.50 | $122.92–$209.52 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 PARACENTESIS ABD W IMAGING 49083+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $251.79 | $680.50 | $122.92–$209.52 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $534.90 | $1,783.00 | $445.75–$2,969.00 | 70% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 CT GUIDED ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 26, 2026 · source file | $550.50 | $1,101.00 | $877.56–$885.49 | 50% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $730.50 | $2,435.00 | $608.75–$2,969.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $849.90 | $2,833.00 | $708.25–$2,969.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $929.10 | $2,322.75 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Abdominal Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $929.10 | $2,322.75 | — | 60% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $984.00 | $1,640.00 | $872.31–$2,268.89 | 40% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 PARACENTESIS W IMAGING 49083 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,165.69 | $3,150.50 | $122.92–$243.04 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 PARACENTESIS W IMAGING 49083 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,165.69 | $3,150.50 | $122.92–$209.52 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 PARACENTESIS W IMAGING 49083 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,165.69 | $3,150.50 | $122.92–$209.52 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 PARACENTESIS W IMAGING 49083 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,165.69 | $3,150.50 | $122.92 | 63% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,325.70 | $4,419.00 | $834.91–$4,419.00 | 70% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $1,457.28 | $2,428.80 | $1,311.55–$2,428.80 | 40% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $1,475.74 | $2,459.56 | $1,328.16–$2,459.56 | 40% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 PARACENTESIS US NEEDLE PLCMT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,040.00 | $3,040.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $251.79, median $929.10, highest $3,040.00 — a 12.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $929.10. 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 7 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.