Paracentesis cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $180.75 to $4,418.68, with a median of $705.00. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 24.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $705.00, is 45% below the US median of $1,275.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Vermont ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 11 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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$180.75Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$705.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,418.68in Vermont
Lowest saves$524.25vs the median
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING ~T | $180.75 | $241.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center Windsor · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Hc Abdominal Paracentesis Diagnosis Ther W Imaging Guidance | $321.00 | $401.00 | — source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 49083-Abdominal Paracentesis w/ Imaging Guide | $590.80 | $738.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans · Burlington-South Burlington, VT Abd paracentesis w/imaging | $605.26 | $1,287.78 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend · Brattleboro, VT 49083 Abdominal Paracentesis (Diagnostic Or Therapeutic); With Image Guidance | $642.00 | $802.00 | — source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAG GUID | $705.00 | $705.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $920.26 | $1,840.52 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,326.56 | $1,326.56 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,555.00 | $1,555.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,556.00 | $1,556.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT US Guided Paracentesis | $4,418.68 | $6,312.40 | Dec 29, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $642.00 | $2,530.34 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $605.26 | $1,080.13 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $321.00 | $620.63 |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $1,326.56 | $1,326.56 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $705.00 | $705.00 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $1,556.00 | $1,556.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $590.80 | $590.80 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $180.75 | $180.75 |
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
- 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
- Tennessee$586.74
- Texas$1,457.75
- Utah$1,241.66
- 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.