Paracentesis cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $184.50 to $2,214.40, with a median of $960.00. The lowest price is at Southwest Healthcare Services (Bowman). The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $960.00, is 25% 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).
- North Dakota ranks 12th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 18 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$184.50Southwest Healthcare Services
Median$960.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,214.40in North Dakota
Lowest saves$775.50vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman · Bowman, ND PARACENTESIS WITH GUDIE 49083 | $184.50 | $205.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $567.05 | $1,031.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $597.98 | $1,031.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE US | $599.76 | $1,428.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE ER | $608.29 | $1,031.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $669.50 | $1,339.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $812.52 | $1,332.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $812.52 | $1,332.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING 49083 | $960.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING 49083 | $960.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE US | $963.60 | $1,752.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND ABD PARACENTESIS W GUIDE US | $1,031.91 | $1,749.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) | $1,191.00 | $1,588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,555.45 | $2,393.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,638.00 | $1,638.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Hc Abd Paracentesis W/imaging | $1,860.00 | $1,860.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND TX RM 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,876.00 | $2,345.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN SURG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAGING | $2,214.40 | $2,768.00 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $669.50 | $1,272.75 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $599.76 | $706.14 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $1,191.00 | $1,702.70 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $960.00 | $960.00 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $963.60 | $1,411.80 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $184.50 | $184.50 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $608.29 | $608.29 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $1,031.91 | $1,031.91 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $1,638.00 | $1,638.00 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $812.52 | $812.52 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $567.05 | $567.05 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $597.98 | $597.98 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $1,555.45 | $1,555.45 |
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
- 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
- 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.