Paracentesis cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $181.24 to $2,450.37, with a median of $586.74. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County (Huntingdon). The highest price is 13.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $586.74, is 54% below the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Tennessee has the lowest median of 50 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 63 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$181.24Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County
Median$586.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,450.37in Tennessee
Lowest saves$405.50vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County lowest Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $181.24 | $788.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $184.38 | $878.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $184.38 | $878.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $184.38 | $878.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $210.72 | $878.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC ER 49083-PARACENTESIS, ABD W IMG | $220.00 | $1,100.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $318.55 | $1,385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS W IMG GUID | $324.60 | $2,164.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance | $354.81 | $1,424.95 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance | $443.57 | $2,263.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $494.12 | $2,246.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $494.12 | $2,246.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $494.12 | $2,246.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance | $494.47 | $1,687.62 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN CT ABD PARACENT W/IM | $497.84 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $515.62 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN US ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $533.40 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CT ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $533.40 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W Imaging Guidance | $533.72 | $2,426.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN US PARACENTESIS PUNCTURE | $534.40 | $668.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN SP ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $568.96 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY CT-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $582.37 | $3,001.84 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CT ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $586.74 | $1,778.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $586.74 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $586.74 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN ABD PARACENTESIS W IMAG | $586.74 | $1,778.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $681.30 | $2,271.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN PARACENTESIS W/ US GUIDANCE | $777.92 | $1,144.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN US-ABD PARACENTESIS | $946.00 | $946.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN CT-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $956.10 | $4,221.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,134.00 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,137.09 | $3,921.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,137.09 | $3,921.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ABD PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,137.09 | $3,921.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN IR-ABD PARACEN W IMG | $1,139.73 | $4,221.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance | $1,236.56 | $5,307.14 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC CT Abd Paracentesis W Guid | $1,260.91 | $4,363.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 49083 ABD paracentesis w/ imaging | $1,389.00 | $2,315.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $1,461.65 | $4,938.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN US Paracentesis | $1,502.79 | $3,934.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN PARACENTESIS W IMAGE | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN PARACENTESIS W IMAGE | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN PARACENTESIS W IMAGE | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP PARACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PARACENTESIS W IMAGE | $1,668.08 | $5,560.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 49083NCISION PROCEDURES ON THE ABDOMEN PERITONEUM AND OMENTUM TECHFEE | $1,687.62 | $2,812.70 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4486500000 - Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging 49083 | $1,692.72 | $2,632.54 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $2,088.78 | $4,938.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC CT Abd Paracentesis W Guid | $2,303.66 | $4,363.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance | $2,450.37 | $9,920.53 | Jul 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $184.38 | $494.12 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 8 | $1,134.00 | $1,528.54 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $533.40 | $586.74 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $324.60 | $324.60 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $1,461.65 | $2,088.78 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $324.60 | $324.60 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $534.40 | $835.74 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $443.57 | $443.57 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $582.37 | $582.37 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,668.08 | $1,668.08 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $568.96 | $568.96 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $777.92 | $777.92 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $324.60 | $324.60 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $181.24 | $181.24 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $354.81 | $354.81 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,668.08 | $1,668.08 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $533.40 | $533.40 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $1,260.91 | $1,260.91 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $494.47 | $494.47 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $946.00 | $946.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $1,502.79 | $1,502.79 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,668.08 | $1,668.08 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $318.55 | $318.55 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $515.62 | $515.62 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,137.09 | $1,137.09 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $497.84 | $497.84 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $2,450.37 | $2,450.37 |
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
- 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
- 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.