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

Posted commercial rates at 43 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Decatur County Hospital Leon$4460.5×12026-03-04
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg$7470.9×12026-03-31
Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona$7530.9×32026-07-16
Washington County Hospital And Clinics Washington$7550.9×32026-09-08
Wayne County Hospital Corydon$7960.9×12026-06-10
Madison County Health Care System Winterset$8401.0×32026-09-23
Horn Memorial Hospital Ida Grove$8651.0×12026-09-09
Orange City Area Health System Orange City$8841.0×22026-09-23
Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda$9061.0×22026-07-13
Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton$9271.1×202026-03-31
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$9271.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo$9271.1×182026-03-31
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton$9271.1×202026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$9271.1×202026-03-31
Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning$9511.1×22026-07-01
Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison$9761.1×22026-07-27
Chi Health - Mercy Corning Corning$1,0361.2×102026-02-28
Chi Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley$1,0361.1×112026-02-28
Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center$1,2291.4×12026-09-26
Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton$1,2801.5×22026-08-13
Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic$1,3231.5×22026-06-01
Boone County Hospital Boone$1,3481.6×12026-07-27
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$1,3871.6×52025-11-19
Waverly Health Center Waverly$1,3951.6×12026-03-03
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville$1,4011.6×12026-01-24
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$1,4121.6×52026-03-31
Monroe County Hospital Albia$1,4241.6×22026-03-17
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$1,4881.7×32025-11-19
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak$1,5071.7×12026-04-01
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond$1,5871.8×12026-04-22
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion$1,5871.8×12026-06-11
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$1,6481.9×12026-01-28
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$1,6941.9×12026-06-27
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$1,7642.0×22026-09-01
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$1,8942.0×52026-02-15
Finley Hospital Dubuque$1,9772.3×32026-01-28
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$2,0202.2×112026-02-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$2,0292.3×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$2,0822.4×32026-01-28
Compass Memorial Healthcare Marengo$2,1822.5×22026-02-12
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$2,3032.6×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$2,5602.9×22026-01-28
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa$2,7523.2×32026-07-23

Questions

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

43 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 43 hospitals is $1,348, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.