Paracentesis cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $216.78 to $7,104.37, with a median of $1,370.00. The lowest price is at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 32.8× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$216.78Deaconess Illinois Crossroads
Median$1,370.00half pay less
Highest$7,104.37in Illinois
Lowest saves$1,153.22vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W IMAGING ED | $216.78 | $985.36 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $325.85 | $931.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $325.85 | $931.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Paracentesis Abd Diag/Ther W/ Imag Guid | $375.44 | $1,976.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN US Paracentesis | $424.45 | $1,248.39 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $434.94 | $1,318.00 | — source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Paracentesis Abd Diag/Ther W/ Img Guid | $454.48 | $1,976.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN US Paracentesis BCE | $504.98 | $1,485.24 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $575.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $575.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $575.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $575.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $618.50 | $1,237.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $739.20 | $924.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $778.40 | $2,780.00 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PR ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $806.00 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PR ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $806.00 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $833.21 | $3,130.00 | — source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $870.00 | $1,740.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $905.56 | $1,964.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Abd paracentesis w/imaging | $967.00 | $2,085.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $967.00 | $1,318.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US Paracentesis | $1,054.20 | $1,757.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS OP ABD PARACENTISIS DX OR TX W GUIDANCE | $1,054.20 | $1,757.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,107.36 | $1,538.00 | — source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.00 | $2,450.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,267.20 | $1,760.00 | — source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,360.00 | $2,720.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,360.00 | $2,720.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,370.00 | $2,740.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,370.00 | $2,740.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,375.00 | $2,750.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,375.00 | $2,750.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,375.00 | $2,750.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,445.00 | $2,890.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,490.00 | $2,980.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H IR 49083 PARACENTESIS ABD W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,509.20 | $2,156.00 | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,650.96 | $2,293.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,761.12 | $2,446.00 | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,853.28 | $2,574.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Abdm Paracentesis Dx/Ther With Ima | $1,912.30 | $2,942.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Abdm Paracentesis Dx/Ther With Ima | $1,912.30 | $2,942.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Abdm Paracentesis Dx/Ther With Ima | $1,912.30 | $2,942.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Abdm Paracentesis Dx/Ther With Ima | $1,912.30 | $2,942.00 | — source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $1,969.44 | $2,813.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,025.36 | $2,813.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,041.20 | $2,835.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,250.72 | $3,126.00 | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL IR-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $2,260.67 | $3,767.78 | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pr Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance-Gold | $2,364.00 | $2,364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $2,627.00 | $2,627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,743.92 | $3,811.00 | — source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ABDM PARACENTESIS DX/THER WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $3,038.00 | $3,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ABDM PARACENTESIS DX/THER WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $3,038.00 | $3,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ABDM PARACENTESIS DX/THER WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $3,038.00 | $3,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $3,564.04 | $5,091.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Abdominal Paracentesis; With Imaging Guidance | $3,779.00 | $3,779.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $4,277.34 | $6,110.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $5,595.67 | $7,993.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $6,590.32 | $9,414.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $7,104.37 | $10,149.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 44 | $375.44 | $1,372.50 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $1,107.36 | $1,853.28 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $739.20 | $1,054.20 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $325.85 | $325.85 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $1,267.20 | $1,267.20 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $2,743.92 | $2,743.92 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $833.21 | $833.21 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $1,761.12 | $1,761.12 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $325.85 | $325.85 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $216.78 | $216.78 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $2,025.36 | $2,025.36 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $2,041.20 | $2,041.20 |
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.
Paracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$2,754.78
- Alaska$1,542.06
- Arizona$1,688.29
- Arkansas$520.65
- California$1,835.60
- Colorado$1,206.29
- Connecticut$595.00
- Delaware$1,644.72
- Florida$1,949.28
- Georgia$2,424.63
- Hawaii$978.60
- Idaho$2,526.00
- Indiana$1,341.37
- Iowa$739.20
- Kansas$795.04
- Kentucky$1,324.20
- Louisiana$426.40
- Maine$567.73
- Maryland$1,931.68
- Massachusetts$1,311.35
- Michigan$1,040.00
- Minnesota$931.62
- Mississippi$375.58
- Missouri$539.73
- Montana$544.95
- Nebraska$730.38
- Nevada$1,037.05
- New Hampshire$548.97
- New Jersey$1,038.65
- New Mexico$896.14
- New York$1,109.47
- North Carolina$1,914.00
- North Dakota$718.59
- Ohio$1,527.75
- Oklahoma$656.10
- Oregon$858.43
- Pennsylvania$1,736.80
- Rhode Island$4,473.00
- South Carolina$1,405.85
- South Dakota$1,927.20
- Tennessee$494.12
- Texas$1,457.75
- Utah$2,193.07
- Vermont$492.98
- Virginia$1,445.50
- Washington$1,226.88
- West Virginia$1,530.50
- Wisconsin$921.20
- Wyoming$837.68
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.