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
ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Philippi, WV
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Broaddus Hospital Association Inc’s median price of $158 is 86% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 2% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. 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, 12 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 Better Health managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.08 | $79.08 | $79.08 – $79.08 |
| 2 | Highmark managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $79.08 | $79.08 | $79.08 – $79.08 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $93.16 | $93.16 | $93.16 – $93.16 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $134.25 | $134.25 | $70.46 – $198.04 |
| 5 | Highmark managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $134.25 | $134.25 | $70.46 – $198.04 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $176.47 | $176.47 | $93.16 – $259.77 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $176.47 | $176.47 | $93.16 – $259.77 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $194.12 | $194.12 | $102.48 – $285.75 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $212.49 | $212.49 | $115.67 – $309.31 |
| 10 | First Health commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $212.49 | $212.49 | $115.67 – $309.31 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $282.17 | $282.17 | $157.86 – $406.48 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $300.94 | $300.94 | $161.76 – $440.11 |
Last updated: Jul 31, 2026
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