Paracentesis cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $121.50 to $5,568.00, with a median of $904.63. The lowest price is at Helen Keller Hospital (Sheffield). The highest price is 45.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $904.63, is 29% 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).
- Alabama ranks 9th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 44 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 49083. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$121.50Helen Keller Hospital
Median$904.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,568.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$783.13vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Keller Hospital lowest Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL PAD,DANNIGER KNEE | $121.50 | $121.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $296.00 | $740.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Abd Paracentesis | $345.75 | $461.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Us Paracentesis | $350.00 | $1,458.00 | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL US ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $411.71 | $1,583.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL US-ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUI | $495.00 | $495.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL PUNCH CORNEAL DONOR 8.5/9 | $545.40 | $545.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL PUNCH CORNEAL DONOR 8.5/9 | $545.40 | $545.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL CT-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $626.01 | $3,477.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $691.00 | $691.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $691.00 | $691.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $691.00 | $691.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $701.40 | $1,002.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL US-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $709.24 | $7,880.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL US-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $747.27 | $6,227.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WTH IMAGE GUIDANC | $753.70 | $3,000.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL US-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $781.13 | $5,207.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL PARACENTESIS INITIAL W/IMG* | $795.15 | $1,325.25 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $809.00 | $3,818.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL PARACENTESIS | $841.85 | $990.41 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $856.70 | $1,318.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL PARACENTESIS ASPIRATION | $904.63 | $1,809.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL PARACENTESIS ASPIRATION | $904.63 | $1,809.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL RAD XR PARACENTESIS | $916.30 | $1,666.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL US PARACENTESIS | $951.94 | $1,903.88 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $976.84 | $2,442.10 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CT-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $979.95 | $6,533.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE | $1,048.80 | $1,380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,100.80 | $2,560.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,100.80 | $2,560.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL US-ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUI | $1,113.20 | $1,113.20 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL US-ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUI | $1,113.20 | $1,113.20 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL US PARACENTESIS | $1,168.80 | $1,461.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL PARACENTESIS ABDOMINAL WITH IMAGING | $1,208.00 | $1,857.81 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Paracentesis, abd w/image guid | $1,320.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $1,555.22 | $3,616.79 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL US-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $2,172.56 | $12,069.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL US GUIDE NP PERI/PARACENTESIS | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL US GUIDE NP PERI/PARACENTESIS | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $3,337.00 | $3,337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $5,568.00 | $5,568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $345.75 | $3,337.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $545.40 | $1,358.98 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $691.00 | $691.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,113.20 | $1,113.20 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $781.13 | $878.98 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $747.27 | $778.14 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $411.71 | $453.36 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $350.00 | $2,959.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $904.63 | $1,036.72 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $916.30 | $916.30 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,048.80 | $1,048.80 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,208.00 | $1,208.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $1,320.00 | $1,320.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $626.01 | $626.01 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $856.70 | $856.70 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $709.24 | $709.24 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $904.63 | $904.63 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $2,976.00 | $2,976.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,100.80 | $1,100.80 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $951.94 | $951.94 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $841.85 | $841.85 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $795.15 | $795.15 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $701.40 | $701.40 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $753.70 | $753.70 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $296.00 | $296.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,100.80 | $1,100.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What paracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Paracentesis explained.
Paracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alaska$1,292.40
- Arizona$1,479.12
- Arkansas$714.01
- California$1,835.60
- Colorado$1,534.95
- Connecticut$2,348.50
- Delaware$1,644.72
- District of Columbia$1,403.14, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,548.95
- Georgia$1,566.27
- Hawaii$1,242.50
- Idaho$1,357.50
- Illinois$1,430.00
- Indiana$1,384.66
- Iowa$1,054.20
- Kansas$738.40
- Kentucky$1,124.40
- Louisiana$588.90
- Maine$819.00
- Maryland$1,239.83
- Massachusetts$1,764.33
- Michigan$1,220.05
- Minnesota$910.66
- Mississippi$682.50
- Missouri$1,008.80
- Montana$812.00
- Nebraska$1,081.06
- Nevada$1,015.00
- New Hampshire$1,011.73
- New Jersey$1,212.61
- New Mexico$1,249.60
- New York$1,424.47
- North Carolina$1,288.20
- North Dakota$960.00
- Ohio$1,736.25
- Oklahoma$929.10
- Oregon$1,309.71
- Pennsylvania$1,684.50
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,855.80
- South Carolina$1,485.23
- South Dakota$1,961.60
- Tennessee$586.74
- Texas$1,457.75
- Utah$1,241.66
- Vermont$705.00
- Virginia$1,163.05
- Washington$1,325.46
- West Virginia$1,426.80
- Wisconsin$1,287.65
- Wyoming$995.33
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.