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Abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in Alabama: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 24 Alabama hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
St Vincent'S St Clair Pell City$4410.5×22026-04-20
Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan$4750.6×32026-03-10
Usa Health Children'S & Women'S Hospital Mobile$4770.6×12026-04-30
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile$7290.9×12026-04-30
Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga$8101.0×1
St Vincent'S East Birmingham$8301.0×42026-04-20
St Vincent'S Birmingham Birmingham$8301.0×42026-04-20
University Of Alabama Hospital Birmingham$8391.0×22026-02-19
Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman$8571.1×52026-01-19
Uab Medical West Bessemer$8711.1×32026-06-22
Hale County Hospital Greensboro$9791.2×22026-04-01
North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals$1,0071.3×22026-07-23
Flowers Hospital Dothan$1,0821.4×12026-04-01
North Alabama Medical Center Florence$1,0831.4×12026-07-23
Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville$1,0961.3×62026-01-01
Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc Montgomery$1,2561.6×172026-09-23
Jackson Medical Center Jackson$1,2561.6×172026-09-23
Prattville Baptist Hospital Prattville$1,3391.7×12025-12-30
Dekalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne$1,3511.7×12026-08-20
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre$1,3871.8×52025-11-19
Huntsville Hospital Huntsville$1,6542.0×42026-03-27
East Alabama Medical Center Opelika$1,6722.1×52026-01-01
Grandview Medical Center Birmingham$1,9902.4×42026-04-01
Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden$3,1464.0×52026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in Alabama?

24 Alabama hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 24 hospitals is $1,045, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.