Surgery and procedures CPT 49083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Paracentesis cost in Wenatchee, WA — inpatient

In Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $333.00 to $333.00, with a median of $333.00. Across Washington, the median is $1,226.88 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$333.00Confluence Health Hospital
Median$333.00half pay less
Highest$333.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA.

median
Lowest $333.00Highest $1,969.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Confluence Health Hospital lowest Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance $333.00 $370.00 $34.72–$370.00 10% —
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Confluence Health Hospital lowest Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance $333.00 $370.00 $34.72–$370.00 10% —
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Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Imaging Guidance $1,623.60 $1,804.00 $703.56–$2,513.63 10% —
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Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC US Abdominal Paracentesis W/Imaging Guidance $1,969.20 $2,188.00 $853.32–$2,513.63 10% —
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Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC CT Abdominal Paracentesis W/Imaging Guidance $1,969.20 $2,188.00 $853.32–$2,513.63 10% —
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Inpatient: lowest $333.00, median $333.00, highest $333.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $333.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.