Surgery and procedures CPT 49083 Wisconsin Outpatient

Paracentesis cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 97 hospitals publish a cash price for paracentesis with imaging guidance: from $171.22 to $3,562.88, with a median of $1,287.65. The lowest price is at Sauk Prairie Healthcare (Prairie Du Sac). The highest price is 20.8× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,287.65, is about the same as the US median of $1,275.50.
  • That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
  • Wisconsin ranks 27th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 4 of 97 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$171.22Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Median$1,287.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,562.88in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,116.43vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Sauk Prairie Healthcare lowest Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI ABDL PARACENTESIS W/ IMAGING $171.22 $313.00 Jan 29, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $175.68 $334.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) $221.40 $246.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI ED Abdominal paracentesis (diagn or therap), w/ imaging guidance $233.10 $777.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Paracentesis $240.60 $240.60 Apr 16, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI US Paracentesis $273.28 $854.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging $277.38 $532.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $437.39 $861.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging $439.82 $975.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI ABD PARACENTESIS;W/IMAG GUID-TECH $515.85 $543.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance $561.60 $702.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PBB ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $575.58 $1,086.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $593.20 $1,483.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $615.00 $1,230.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $615.00 $1,230.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $615.00 $1,230.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG RAD PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN WITH IMAGING $683.77 $1,243.21 Apr 10, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $686.63 $1,483.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $697.83 $1,355.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Abdominal paracentesis w/imaging $699.58 $1,330.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $720.00 $1,440.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance $764.61 $1,329.75 Oct 28, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN PELVIS ASPIRATION $784.78 $1,401.40 Jun 15, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS WIMAGING $808.20 $898.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $840.00 $1,680.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance $846.95 $1,303.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $900.00 $1,800.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $920.00 $1,840.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 49083 ABD PARACENTESIS; W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $921.20 $1,453.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $950.00 $1,900.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $977.55 $1,715.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $977.55 $1,715.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC 49083 PARACENTESIS W IMAGING $1,080.61 $1,964.75 Mar 23, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,110.00 $2,220.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,110.00 $2,220.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,165.00 $2,330.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T) $1,172.79 $1,587.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance $1,240.80 $2,256.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI US Abdominal Paracentesis Inc Imaging $1,287.65 $1,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,290.00 $2,580.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,290.00 $2,580.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,455.78 $2,554.00 Jan 1, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Abd Paracentesis W/Imaging (49083) $1,470.34 $2,625.60 Aug 8, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,492.88 $1,990.50 Mar 1, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PARACENTESIS ABD W GUIDANCE $1,553.44 $2,128.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Rem Fluid From Abd Cavity W/Imaging Guide $1,607.05 $2,142.73 Jul 1, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,672.02 $2,229.36 Mar 1, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,721.94 $2,609.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,721.94 $2,609.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,721.94 $2,609.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,721.94 $2,609.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,776.03 $3,351.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,776.03 $3,351.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,776.03 $3,351.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,776.03 $3,351.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,776.03 $3,351.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,790.00 $3,580.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,790.00 $3,580.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,790.00 $3,580.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC PARACENTESIS ABD W GUIDANCE $1,973.25 $2,631.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $1,996.07 $2,495.08 Jan 28, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $2,336.24 $4,408.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance $2,341.00 $2,341.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING $2,405.00 $4,810.00 Nov 4, 2026
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OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM ABDOMINAL CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE $2,590.82 $2,878.69 Feb 19, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG VMH PARACENTISIS W/IMAGI $2,996.00 $2,996.00 Nov 21, 2025
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W IMAGING GUIDANCE $3,562.88 $3,562.88 Apr 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15 $575.58 $1,776.03
Green Bay, WI 5 $615.00 $1,721.94
Appleton, WI 4 $977.55 $1,463.06
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $615.00 $1,223.94
Eau Claire, WI 3 $515.85 $1,287.65
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $233.10 $1,492.88
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 3 $175.68 $593.20
Madison, WI 3 $1,240.80 $1,287.65
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $439.82 $699.58
Platteville, WI 3 $697.83 $846.95
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $515.85 $1,287.65
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $615.00 $1,042.67
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $1,110.00 $1,200.00
Rice Lake, WI 2 $240.60 $378.22
Sheboygan, WI 2 $950.00 $1,335.97
Wausau, WI 2 $515.85 $901.75
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $1,110.00 $1,391.01
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $515.85 $901.75
Antigo, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Berlin, WI 1 $1,470.34 $1,470.34
Black River Falls, WI 1 $808.20 $808.20
Brookfield, WI 1 $1,776.03 $1,776.03
Baraboo, WI 1 $171.22 $171.22
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $515.85 $515.85
Durand, WI 1 $3,562.88 $3,562.88
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $1,172.79 $1,172.79
Eagle River, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
East Amery, WI 1 $277.38 $277.38
Friendship, WI 1 $437.39 $437.39
Grantsburg, WI 1 $561.60 $561.60
Kenosha, WI 1 $1,607.05 $1,607.05
Ladysmith, WI 1 $515.85 $515.85
Medford, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Merrill, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Minocqua, WI 1 $515.85 $515.85
Manitowoc, WI 1 $720.00 $720.00
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $2,405.00 $2,405.00
Neillsville, WI 1 $515.85 $515.85
New London, WI 1 $1,470.34 $1,470.34
Park Falls, WI 1 $515.85 $515.85
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $2,341.00 $2,341.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Saint Croix Falls, WI 1 $683.77 $683.77
Spooner, WI 1 $221.40 $221.40
Shawano, WI 1 $1,470.34 $1,470.34
Sparta, WI 1 $764.61 $764.61
Tomahawk, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Waupaca, WI 1 $1,470.34 $1,470.34
Whitehall, WI 1 $921.20 $921.20
Wild Rose, WI 1 $1,470.34 $1,470.34
Woodruff, WI 1 $1,287.65 $1,287.65
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $273.28 $273.28
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.