Paracentesis cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $190.44 to $2,526.00, with a median of $1,357.50. The lowest price is at Caribou Medical Center (Soda Springs). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,357.50, is 6% above the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Idaho ranks 32nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 25 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$190.44Caribou Medical Center
Median$1,357.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,526.00in Idaho
Lowest saves$1,167.06vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Medical Center lowest Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $190.44 | $272.06 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $241.60 | $302.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Benewah Community Hospital Saint Maries · Saint Maries, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $470.70 | $523.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital Montpelier · Montpelier, ID US PARACENTESIS W/ IMAGING GUIDANCE | $511.70 | $602.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $573.75 | $765.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $722.00 | $760.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $895.00 | $895.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Shoshone Medical Center Kellogg · Kellogg, ID US Paracentesis | $1,123.50 | $1,498.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,153.60 | $1,648.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,320.00 | $1,320.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa · Boise City, ID HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $1,329.90 | $2,046.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise · Boise City, ID HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $1,329.90 | $2,046.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison Memorial Hospital Rexburg · Rexburg, ID DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,357.50 | $1,810.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID US PARACENTESIS W/ US GUIDANCE | $1,365.17 | $1,820.23 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $1,611.60 | $2,686.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kootenai Health Coeur D'Alene · Coeur d'Alene, ID C ED - ABD PARACENTSIS W/IMAGING | $1,621.50 | $2,162.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,679.20 | $2,099.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Teton Valley Health Care Driggs · Jackson, WY-ID Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $2,000.00 | $2,500.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow · Moscow, ID HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 | Mar 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 5 | $722.00 | $1,329.90 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 2 | $895.00 | $1,258.25 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $1,320.00 | $1,419.00 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $1,679.20 | $1,679.20 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,153.60 | $1,153.60 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| Kellogg, ID | 1 | $1,123.50 | $1,123.50 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $511.70 | $511.70 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $1,611.60 | $1,611.60 |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $1,357.50 | $1,357.50 |
| Saint Maries, ID | 1 | $470.70 | $470.70 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $573.75 | $573.75 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $190.44 | $190.44 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $241.60 | $241.60 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $2,526.00 | $2,526.00 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $1,365.17 | $1,365.17 |
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
- Alabama$904.63
- 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
- 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.