Paracentesis cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $128.80 to $2,092.80, with a median of $910.66. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health Center (Baudette) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $910.66, 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).
- Minnesota ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 78 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$128.80Lakewood Health Center + 1 more
Median$910.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,092.80in Minnesota
Lowest saves$781.86vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health Center lowest Baudette · Baudette, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $128.80 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $128.80 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $136.85 | $161.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $140.30 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Paracentesis w/Imaging | $151.00 | $361.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC); WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE (PBB) | $260.10 | $306.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $276.12 | $1,062.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $286.77 | $372.42 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $293.15 | $451.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W/IMAGE | $325.84 | $515.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $352.43 | $629.33 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAG OR THERAPEUTIC) W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $467.20 | $730.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ER-ABDOMN PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG | $492.80 | $770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $519.85 | $1,405.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $548.78 | $1,193.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $575.12 | $2,212.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $621.14 | $739.45 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $672.83 | $1,103.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IR PARACENTESIS W IMAGE GUIDE | $685.06 | $1,427.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $685.06 | $1,427.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN PELVIS ASPIRATION | $685.06 | $1,427.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.45 | $2,046.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $820.45 | $2,046.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.53 | $2,046.21 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.53 | $2,046.21 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.53 | $2,046.21 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.53 | $2,046.21 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $820.53 | $2,046.21 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $855.36 | $1,056.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $859.91 | $1,412.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $869.38 | $2,045.59 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $869.55 | $2,046.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $869.55 | $2,046.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $880.16 | $880.16 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $889.70 | $1,271.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $931.62 | $1,663.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Abdominal Paracentesis W Imaging Guidance | $971.49 | $1,345.56 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $997.26 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,019.50 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,026.07 | $1,947.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,026.07 | $1,947.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,048.08 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,048.08 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,048.08 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,068.72 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging | $1,077.66 | $1,981.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $1,146.60 | $1,638.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,156.80 | $1,446.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,172.79 | $1,587.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,188.75 | $1,674.30 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,234.20 | $1,815.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,236.90 | $1,995.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,241.25 | $1,655.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,243.44 | $1,413.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI DRAIN PARACENTESIS ABDOMINAL-SSU | $1,267.00 | $1,267.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS, WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,287.02 | $2,219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $1,314.44 | $3,866.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $1,364.00 | $1,705.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS, WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,449.55 | $1,705.35 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W/IMAGE | $1,498.53 | $2,270.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging | $1,630.36 | $1,981.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,631.28 | $2,913.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,933.60 | $2,417.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,934.40 | $2,418.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN TX RM 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $2,052.00 | $2,565.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $2,092.80 | $2,616.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $2,092.80 | $2,616.00 | Mar 4, 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $276.12 | $820.49 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $492.80 | $1,048.08 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $869.55 | $1,172.79 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $352.43 | $991.86 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,068.72 | $1,191.58 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $151.00 | $467.89 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $548.78 | $714.47 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $325.84 | $628.73 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $1,287.02 | $1,287.02 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $2,092.80 | $2,092.80 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $128.80 | $128.80 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,092.80 | $2,092.80 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,934.40 | $1,934.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $1,449.55 | $1,449.55 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,019.50 | $1,019.50 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $293.15 | $293.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $621.14 | $621.14 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $286.77 | $286.77 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $2,052.00 | $2,052.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $467.20 | $467.20 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $260.10 | $260.10 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,146.60 | $1,146.60 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,241.25 | $1,241.25 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $672.83 | $672.83 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $136.85 | $136.85 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $784.78 | $784.78 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $128.80 | $128.80 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,243.44 | $1,243.44 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $859.91 | $859.91 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,236.90 | $1,236.90 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,156.80 | $1,156.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,989.60 | $1,989.60 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,630.36 | $1,630.36 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $971.49 | $971.49 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,933.60 | $1,933.60 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $1,234.20 | $1,234.20 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $140.30 | $140.30 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,364.00 | $1,364.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.