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

Posted commercial rates at 23 Kentucky hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea$5000.6×42026-02-28
Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg$5420.6×12026-01-01
Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard$5420.6×12026-01-01
Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center Danville$5730.7×12026-03-09
Barbourville Arh Hospital Barbourville$5950.7×12026-01-01
Pineville Community Health Center, Inc Pineville$7660.9×12026-01-24
Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg$8251.0×12026-01-01
Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville$9121.1×22026-08-31
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville$9991.1×32026-02-12
St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead$1,0621.3×32026-06-18
Chi Saint Joseph East Lexington$1,1041.3×72026-02-28
Chi Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling$1,2371.4×62026-02-28
Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville$1,2411.4×62026-01-01
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville$1,2411.4×62026-01-01
Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray$1,4471.7×32026-09-09
Chi Saint Joseph London London$1,5161.8×52026-02-28
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville$1,6021.9×22026-02-03
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield$1,6131.9×12026-07-10
King'S Daughters' Medical Center Ashland$1,6892.0×22026-09-25
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson$1,8312.1×102026-02-09
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green$2,4362.9×32026-09-01
Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort$2,4362.9×32026-09-01
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington$2,5332.9×72026-02-28

Questions

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

23 Kentucky hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 23 hospitals is $1,237, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.