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.
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Abdom Paracentesis Dx/Ther W/O Imaging Guidance
St. Louis, MO
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Christian Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 45% above the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 74% 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: 8 payers, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $785 | $785 | — | — | — | $785 – $785 |
| 2 | Aetna bjc hb medicare advantra ch other · outpatient | $908 | $908 | — | — | — | $908 – $908 |
| 3 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage ch other · outpatient | $908 | $908 | — | — | — | $908 – $908 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage ch other · outpatient | $908 | $908 | — | — | — | $908 – $908 |
| 5 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana ch other · outpatient | $908 | $908 | — | — | — | $908 – $908 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc ch other · outpatient | $908 | $908 | — | — | — | $908 – $908 |
| 7 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted ch other · outpatient | $954 | $954 | — | — | — | $954 – $954 |
| 8 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst ch other · outpatient | $954 | $954 | — | — | — | $954 – $954 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $960 | $960 | — | — | — | $960 – $960 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 12 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 13 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 16 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community case rate · both | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 17 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 18 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 19 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community case rate · both | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 20 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community case rate · outpatient | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 21 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community case rate · both | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 22 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community case rate · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 23 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community case rate · both | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 24 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community case rate · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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