Paracentesis cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $340.80 to $3,337.00, with a median of $1,081.06. The lowest price is at Harlan County Health System (Alma). The highest price is 9.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,081.06, is 15% below the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Nebraska ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 40 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$340.80Harlan County Health System
Median$1,081.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,337.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$740.26vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County Health System lowest Alma · Alma, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $340.80 | $426.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $454.75 | $454.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $536.82 | $1,167.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 49083 ED ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W GUIDE CHARGE | $540.48 | $563.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Paracentesis | $590.75 | $695.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MJUS Exam | $632.52 | $1,757.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $711.76 | $1,271.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $747.77 | $1,739.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $747.77 | $1,739.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $747.77 | $1,739.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $747.77 | $1,739.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $826.80 | $1,272.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $826.80 | $1,272.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $837.12 | $1,744.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $849.00 | $849.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $957.20 | $1,196.50 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE 49083 Abdominal paracentesis with imaging guidance | $980.13 | $2,649.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $993.84 | $1,212.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,018.44 | $1,242.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,068.12 | $1,242.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 49083 Op Abdominal Paracentesis With Imaging Guidance | $1,094.00 | $1,215.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 49083 Abdominal Paracentesis W/imaging | $1,123.00 | $1,182.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,149.45 | $1,436.81 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 49083 Paracentesis W/guidance Charge | $1,198.00 | $1,712.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,214.10 | $1,349.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Abd Paracentesis W Imaging Guidance | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,293.40 | $2,230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W/ | $1,348.20 | $1,498.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Us Guide Paracentesis | $1,350.00 | $1,500.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Us Paracentesis | $1,402.00 | $1,558.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGE | $1,442.40 | $2,404.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,514.00 | $1,514.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Us Abd Paracentesis W Guide | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Us Paracentesis Eo | $1,608.00 | $1,608.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,814.50 | $1,910.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | $1,927.85 | $2,142.05 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Paracentesis W/imaging | $1,990.00 | $2,488.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS UL | $2,772.90 | $3,081.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 49083- Abd Paracentesis W/ Imaging -Tech | $2,892.00 | $2,892.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE FRAN ABD Paracentesis with Imaging | $3,337.00 | $3,337.00 | Mar 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $632.52 | $747.77 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $540.48 | $1,350.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $536.82 | $837.12 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $1,018.44 | $1,416.47 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $1,149.45 | $1,149.45 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $340.80 | $340.80 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $1,990.00 | $1,990.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $1,123.00 | $1,123.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $1,094.00 | $1,094.00 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $1,198.00 | $1,198.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $1,608.00 | $1,608.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $980.13 | $980.13 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $711.76 | $711.76 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $1,214.10 | $1,214.10 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $1,927.85 | $1,927.85 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $2,892.00 | $2,892.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $849.00 | $849.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $1,293.40 | $1,293.40 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $1,348.20 | $1,348.20 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $993.84 | $993.84 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $1,068.12 | $1,068.12 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $2,772.90 | $2,772.90 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $1,442.40 | $1,442.40 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $590.75 | $590.75 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $3,337.00 | $3,337.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $454.75 | $454.75 |
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
- Minnesota$910.66
- Mississippi$682.50
- Missouri$1,008.80
- Montana$812.00
- 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.