Abdominal fluid drainage procedure at Methodist Hospital

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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Original text from hospital filings

Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); without imaging guidance

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 46% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 75% of the 2,313 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49082 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 47 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 mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$335	$335	—	—	—	$335 – $335
2	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
3	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
4	First Health chip per diem · outpatient	$365	$365	—	—	—	$365 – $365
5	First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient	$365	$365	—	—	—	$365 – $365
6	First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient	$365	$365	—	—	—	$365 – $365
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
11	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$419	$419	—	—	—	$419 – $419
12	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
13	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
14	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
15	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
16	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
17	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
18	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
19	WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
20	WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
21	WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
22	WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
23	WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	Oscar broadnetworkhix case rate · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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