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
Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance
HOUSTON, TX
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HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress’s median price of $2.2k is 92% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 85% 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: 11 payers, 39 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 mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $418.69 | $418.69 | $418.69 – $418.69 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $422.84 | $422.84 | $422.84 – $422.84 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 6 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 7 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $1,399 | $1,399 | $1,399 – $1,399 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 10 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,579 | $1,579 | $1,579 – $1,579 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,627 | $1,627 | $1,627 – $1,627 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $1,768 | $1,768 | $1,768 – $1,768 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,902 | $1,902 | $1,902 – $1,902 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $2,030 | $2,030 | $2,030 – $2,030 |
| 15 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 16 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 17 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $2,128 | $2,128 | $2,128 – $2,128 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 19 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,229 | $2,229 | $2,229 – $2,229 |
| 20 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $2,229 | $2,229 | $2,229 – $2,229 |
| 21 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2,251 | $2,251 | $2,251 – $2,251 |
| 22 | Cigna csn case rate · outpatient | $2,284 | $2,284 | $2,284 – $2,284 |
| 23 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $2,299 | $2,299 | $2,299 – $2,299 |
| 24 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $2,444 | $2,444 | $2,444 – $2,444 |
| 25 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $2,474 | $2,474 | $2,474 – $2,474 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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