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 West’s median price of $2.1k is 83% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 83% 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: 10 payers, 40 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 mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $359.42 | $359.42 | $359.42 – $359.42 |
| 2 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $368.44 | $368.44 | $368.44 – $368.44 |
| 3 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $368.44 | $368.44 | $368.44 – $368.44 |
| 4 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $368.44 | $368.44 | $368.44 – $368.44 |
| 5 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $368.44 | $368.44 | $368.44 – $368.44 |
| 6 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $418.69 | $418.69 | $418.69 – $418.69 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $422.84 | $422.84 | $422.84 – $422.84 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 12 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 15 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,579 | $1,579 | $1,579 – $1,579 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,627 | $1,627 | $1,627 – $1,627 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $1,792 | $1,792 | $1,792 – $1,792 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,949 | $1,949 | $1,949 – $1,949 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $2,030 | $2,030 | $2,030 – $2,030 |
| 20 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 21 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 22 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $2,128 | $2,128 | $2,128 – $2,128 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 24 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,229 | $2,229 | $2,229 – $2,229 |
| 25 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $2,229 | $2,229 | $2,229 – $2,229 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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