Paracentesis cost in Presque Isle, ME — inpatient
In Presque Isle, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $482.16 to $482.16, with a median of $482.16. Across Maine, the median is $567.73 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Presque Isle, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUIDE | $482.16 | $2,296.00 | $1,492.40–$1,712.82 | 79% | — source file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME PARACENTESIS (ABD) W/ IMAGING | $482.16 | $2,296.00 | $1,492.40–$1,712.82 | 79% | — source file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, ME ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMG GUID FF | $578.55 | $2,755.00 | $1,790.75–$2,055.23 | 79% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $482.16, median $482.16, highest $482.16.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $482.16 — 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 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $64.05 | file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUID | $64.05 | file |