Abdominal fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Essentia Health Fargo

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ABD PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING(T)

3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND

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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $938 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 30% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49083 at Essentia Health Fargo

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$425.58	$425.58	$425.58 – $425.58
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$617.73	$617.73	$617.73 – $617.73
3	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$681.09	$681.09	$681.09 – $681.09
4	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$681.09	$681.09	$681.09 – $681.09
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$714.60	$714.60	$714.60 – $714.60
6	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$716.98	$716.98	$716.98 – $716.98
7	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$716.98	$716.98	$716.98 – $716.98
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$782.09	$782.09	$714.60 – $849.58
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$849.58	$849.58	$849.58 – $849.58
10	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$879.75	$879.75	$879.75 – $879.75
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$900.40	$900.40	$900.40 – $900.40
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$937.56	$937.56	$937.56 – $937.56
13	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$937.56	$937.56	$937.56 – $937.56
14	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$937.56	$937.56	$937.56 – $937.56
15	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$937.56	$937.56	$937.56 – $937.56
16	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$937.56	$937.56	$937.56 – $937.56
17	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$943.27	$943.27	$879.75 – $1,007
18	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$978.21	$978.21	$978.21 – $978.21
19	Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$978.21	$978.21	$978.21 – $978.21
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,045	$1,045	$1,045 – $1,045
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,045	$1,045	$1,045 – $1,045
22	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,064	$1,064	$1,064 – $1,064
23	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,064	$1,064	$1,064 – $1,064
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,072	$1,072	$1,072 – $1,072
25	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,266	$1,266	$1,266 – $1,266

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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