Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR ABDOM PARACENTESIS DX/THER W/O IMAGING GUIDANCE
Quincy, IL
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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $377 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 11% of the 2,354 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both | $73 | $73 | — | — | — | $73 – $73 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $73 | $73 | — | — | — | $73 – $73 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $131 | $131 | — | — | — | $131 – $131 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $189 | $189 | — | — | — | $189 – $189 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $317 – $317 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $323 | $323 | — | — | — | $323 – $323 |
| 7 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 8 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 9 | Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $339 | $339 | $154 | 46% | — | $184 – $493 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 20 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $472 | $472 | — | — | — | $472 – $472 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
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