Paracentesis cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $225.00 to $7,143.95, with a median of $1,109.47. The lowest price is at Samaritan Hospital (Troy) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 31.8× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$225.00Samaritan Hospital + 2 more
Median$1,109.47half pay less
Highest$7,143.95in New York
Lowest saves$884.47vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $225.00 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $225.00 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital lowest Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $225.00 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $228.03 | $325.76 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance (Pro) | $248.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $257.50 | $515.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $268.34 | $450.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUID | $300.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $373.80 | $623.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance | $410.00 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance | $410.00 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance | $410.00 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $419.00 | $419.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $433.60 | $2,168.01 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $433.60 | $2,168.01 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $433.60 | $2,168.01 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $441.00 | $2,205.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Abdominal Paracentesis W/ Imaging | $556.20 | $695.25 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Abdominal Paracentesis W/ Imaging | $556.20 | $695.25 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ABD PARACENTESIS W_IMAGING | $565.21 | $869.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $653.00 | $653.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $729.27 | $1,223.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $730.00 | $730.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $788.20 | $1,126.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $800.00 | $800.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance | $800.00 | $800.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $926.63 | $298.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $926.63 | $298.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $926.63 | $298.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Abd paracentesis w/imaging | $1,076.58 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC); WITH IMAG | $1,109.47 | $3,147.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC); WITH IMAG | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS (DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC); WITH IMAG | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 49083 ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANC | $1,117.00 | $1,117.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ABD PARACENTESIS W_IMAGING | $1,134.42 | $1,745.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,413.10 | $7,437.36 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,413.10 | $7,437.36 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,413.10 | $7,437.36 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,413.10 | $7,437.36 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 49083 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC__ W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,424.47 | $2,191.49 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC 49083 ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC__ W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,670.68 | $2,570.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAG OR THERAPEUTIC_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,756.24 | $2,701.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/Imaging Guidance | $1,782.00 | — | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,826.65 | $2,149.00 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,194.14 | $2,813.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAG OR THERAPEUTIC_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,195.76 | $3,378.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC__ W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,195.76 | $3,378.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,334.00 | $2,334.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS _DIAG OR THERAPEUTIC_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,357.31 | $2,946.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,370.12 | $2,370.12 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $3,327.87 | $3,327.87 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $3,436.78 | $3,436.78 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ABDOMINL PARACENTESIS W/IMAGIN | $3,710.00 | $2,253.95 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance - 49083 | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance - 49083 | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance - 49083 | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance - 49083 | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance - 49083 | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image | $7,143.95 | $7,143.95 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $300.00 | $1,413.10 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $248.00 | $1,373.63 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $228.03 | $410.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $433.60 | $556.20 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $565.21 | $1,134.42 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $433.60 | $433.60 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $373.80 | $1,283.97 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $225.00 | $671.00 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,756.24 | $1,756.24 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $556.20 | $556.20 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $419.00 | $419.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $441.00 | $441.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $653.00 | $653.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $730.00 | $730.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $268.34 | $268.34 |
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
- 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
- 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.