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/IMAGING GUIDANCE
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $686 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 16% 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: 5 payers, 15 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 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $247.16 | $247.16 | $227.12 – $267.20 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $259.05 | $259.05 | $238.04 – $280.05 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $278.66 | $278.66 | $278.66 – $278.66 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $385.69 | $385.69 | $385.69 – $385.69 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $385.69 | $385.69 | $385.69 – $385.69 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $566.49 | $566.49 | $520.56 – $612.41 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $684.53 | $684.53 | $684.53 – $684.53 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $686.65 | $686.65 | $686.65 – $686.65 |
| 9 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $900.06 | $900.06 | $900.06 – $900.06 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $983.37 | $983.37 | $983.37 – $983.37 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $983.37 | $983.37 | $983.37 – $983.37 |
| 12 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,125 | $1,125 | $1,125 – $1,125 |
| 14 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,143 | $1,143 | $1,143 – $1,143 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,304 | $1,304 | $1,304 – $1,304 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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