Abdominal fluid drainage procedure at Rush Medical Foundation

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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HC PARACENTESIS, W/OUT IMGE GUIDE

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $662 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 19% of the 2,354 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49082 at Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 15 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	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
2	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
3	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$189	$325	$311	96%	—	$66 – $858
4	Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$326	$376	115%	—	$54 – $858
5	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$369	$416	$360	87%	—	$59 – $866
6	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$474	$452	$300	66%	—	$104 – $755
7	Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$462	$462	$396	86%	—	$66 – $858
8	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$462	$462	$396	86%	—	$66 – $858
9	WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$462	$462	$396	86%	—	$66 – $858
10	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$646	$646	$554	86%	—	$92 – $1.2k
11	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$692	$692	$362	52%	—	$330 – $1.1k
12	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$789	$789	—	—	—	$789 – $789
13	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$913	$913	—	—	—	$913 – $913
14	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
15	Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient	$2.7k	$2.7k	—	—	—	$2.7k – $2.7k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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