Paracentesis cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $276.12 to $2,092.80, with a median of $931.62. The lowest price is at Regions Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 7.6× 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$276.12Regions Hospital
Median$931.62half pay less
Highest$2,092.80in Minnesota
Lowest saves$655.50vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $276.12 | $1,062.00 | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $294.49 | $458.00 | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging | $450.29 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $526.15 | $1,238.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $548.78 | $1,193.00 | — source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $567.80 | $1,336.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $567.80 | $1,336.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $575.12 | $2,212.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 49083 Drain Paracentiesis Abdominal | $585.00 | $585.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging | $672.83 | $1,103.00 | — 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 · St. Paul, MN HCHG RAD 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 |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $775.46 | $1,236.76 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $776.23 | $1,238.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $776.23 | $1,238.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IR PARACENTESIS W IMAGE GUIDE | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING | $784.78 | $1,401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG CT PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN PELVIS ASPIRATION | $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 |
| 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 |
| HealthEast 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 |
| 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 |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG IR PARACENTESIS W IMAGE GUIDE | $931.62 | $1,663.60 | Jun 16, 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 | — 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 | — 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 |
| 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 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $1,364.00 | $1,705.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
| 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 Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 49083 ABD PARACNTSIS WIMAG GUID | $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 ABD PARACENTESIS WIMAGING | $2,092.80 | $2,616.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $276.12 | $775.84 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 8 | $567.80 | $1,048.08 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $567.80 | $870.30 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 2 | $1,989.60 | $1,989.60 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $2,092.80 | $2,092.80 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,092.80 | $2,092.80 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $1,068.72 | $1,068.72 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,934.40 | $1,934.40 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,019.50 | $1,019.50 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $784.78 | $784.78 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $548.78 | $548.78 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $2,052.00 | $2,052.00 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $931.62 | $931.62 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $672.83 | $672.83 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $784.78 | $784.78 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $859.91 | $859.91 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,172.79 | $1,172.79 |
| St. Paul, MN | 1 | $685.06 | $685.06 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,156.80 | $1,156.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,630.36 | $1,630.36 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,933.60 | $1,933.60 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,364.00 | $1,364.00 |
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
- Illinois$1,370.00
- 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
- 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.