Surgery and procedures CPT 49083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Paracentesis cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $841.80 to $841.80, with a median of $841.80. Across Mississippi, the median is $698.65 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$841.80Ochsner Laird Hospital

Median$841.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$841.80in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE source file	$841.80	$1,380.00	—	39%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Inpatient: lowest $841.80, median $841.80, highest $841.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $841.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.