Paracentesis cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $178.80 to $11,350.00, with a median of $1,736.80. The lowest price is at UPMC Cole (Coudersport). The highest price is 63.5× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$178.80UPMC Cole
Median$1,736.80half pay less
Highest$11,350.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,558.00vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Cole lowest Coudersport · Coudersport, PA ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS W/IMAGI | $178.80 | $298.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $225.00 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CT Paracentesis - Report | $297.00 | $297.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Abdominal Paracentesis W/ Imaging | $529.80 | $662.25 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Abdominal Paracentesis W/ Imaging | $556.20 | $695.25 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Abdominal Paracentesis W/ Imaging | $589.60 | $737.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA PARACENTESIS-E | $770.28 | $1,100.40 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA PARACENTESIS-E | $770.28 | $1,100.40 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF ABD PARACENTESIS WITH US GUIDANCE | $814.80 | $1,358.00 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $892.00 | $3,643.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $927.00 | $4,295.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,042.50 | $2,085.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,225.20 | $2,042.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $1,279.20 | $1,968.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $1,316.40 | $2,194.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $1,440.80 | $1,801.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $1,440.80 | $1,801.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49083 CT Paracentesis Abdominal w/ CT Guidance Tech | $1,455.86 | $6,094.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGIN | $1,585.05 | $6,094.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $1,588.80 | $1,986.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $1,588.80 | $1,986.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Abdominal Paracentesis W/Image Guidance | $1,612.00 | $2,480.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CT PARACENTESIS | $1,677.60 | $2,796.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $1,689.00 | $2,815.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $1,689.00 | $2,815.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $1,689.00 | $2,815.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abd Parcntesis W/Image | $1,736.80 | $4,342.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abd Parcntesis W/Image | $1,736.80 | $4,342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abd Parcntesis W/Image | $1,736.80 | $4,342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abd Parcntesis W/Image | $1,736.80 | $4,342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Abd Parcntesis W/Image | $1,736.80 | $4,342.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 49083 IR Abd Paracentesis Tech | $1,766.65 | $6,094.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $1,898.40 | $3,164.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49083 CT Paracentesis Abdominal w/ CT Guidance Tech | $1,917.78 | $6,094.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,008.20 | $3,347.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA PS CT Paracentesis Abdominal w/ CT Guide - Report | $2,018.94 | $6,094.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,052.60 | $3,421.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,179.80 | $3,633.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,540.40 | $4,234.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,562.00 | $4,270.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $2,572.00 | $3,215.00 | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,598.75 | $3,375.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $2,604.80 | $3,256.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Drainage of Fluid From Abdominal Cavity Using Imaging Guidance | $2,604.80 | $3,256.00 | — source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,632.50 | $3,375.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,632.50 | $3,375.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,636.62 | $3,563.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,737.50 | $3,750.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,743.51 | $3,563.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,786.40 | $4,644.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $2,842.80 | $4,738.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG | $2,886.03 | $3,563.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $3,379.20 | $5,632.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $3,763.20 | $6,272.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $4,064.40 | $6,774.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Aspiration-Paracentesis (Initial) | $4,131.47 | $4,131.47 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $4,788.00 | $7,980.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CT PARACENTESIS PROC | $6,810.00 | $11,350.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ABD PARACNT DX/THR W IMG GUID | $8,546.40 | $14,244.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA US Paracentesis BO | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA US Paracentesis BO | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA US Paracentesis BO | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA US Paracentesis BO | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 19 | $770.28 | $2,636.62 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $225.00 | $1,736.80 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $1,225.20 | $1,455.86 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $1,225.20 | $1,588.80 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $529.80 | $556.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $1,225.20 | $1,225.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $2,179.80 | $6,764.90 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $2,604.80 | $2,604.80 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $2,743.51 | $2,793.16 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $1,689.00 | $1,689.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $814.80 | $814.80 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $178.80 | $178.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $2,008.20 | $2,008.20 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $2,052.60 | $2,052.60 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $1,440.80 | $1,440.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $1,588.80 | $1,588.80 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $2,572.00 | $2,572.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,898.40 | $1,898.40 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,585.05 | $1,585.05 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,225.20 | $1,225.20 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $11,350.00 | $11,350.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $770.28 | $770.28 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $1,689.00 | $1,689.00 |
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
- 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
- New York$1,109.47
- North Carolina$1,914.00
- North Dakota$718.59
- Ohio$1,527.75
- Oklahoma$656.10
- Oregon$858.43
- 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.