Paracentesis cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $705.44 to $2,461.03, with a median of $1,907.50. The lowest listed price is at Riverside Smithfield Hospital — $1,202.06 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $1,163.05 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,907.50, is 50% above the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 2.1× 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 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 49083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital lowest Smithfield, VA Paracentesis Abdominal W/Image File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $705.44 | $1,410.87 | — | 50% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,449.00 | $2,415.00 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,811.40 | $3,019.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,811.40 | $3,019.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,811.40 | $3,019.00 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,890.60 | $3,151.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Abd Paracentesis W Guide File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,890.60 | $3,151.00 | — | 40% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Paracentesis,Abd,W Imaging+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 49083 Abd Paracentesis W/Imag+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 49083 Abd Paracentesis W/Imag+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 49083 Abd Paracentesis W/Imag+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 49083 Abd Paracentesis W/Imag+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 49083 Abd Paracentesis W/Imag+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,907.50 | $3,815.00 | — | 50% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Abd Paracentesis W Guide+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,461.03 | $4,101.71 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $705.44, median $1,907.50, highest $2,461.03 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,907.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.