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

Posted commercial rates at 22 Louisiana hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Hardtner Medical Center Olla$7861.0×12026-04-01
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley$8521.0×62026-04-01
Union General Hospital Farmerville$8681.1×12026-03-23
St James Parish Hospital Lutcher$9101.1×32026-04-01
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings$1,0681.3×62026-04-01
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling$1,0931.3×52026-04-01
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland$1,1631.4×62026-04-01
Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics Lafayette$1,1831.4×62026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport$1,2071.5×92026-04-01
Bayou Bend Health System Franklin$1,2071.5×12026-09-15
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan$1,2101.5×22026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe Monroe$1,2461.5×92026-04-01
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell$1,2571.5×52026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Shreveport$1,3641.7×52026-04-01
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge$1,3661.7×82026-04-01
Ochsner St Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge$1,4221.7×22026-04-01
Acadian Medical Center Eunice$1,4771.8×62026-06-09
Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston$1,5511.9×62026-06-19
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City$1,5761.9×72026-04-01
Riverside Medical Center Franklinton$1,6482.0×92026-03-27
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner$1,7652.1×62026-09-16
Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria$3,7284.4×52026-09-01

Questions

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

22 Louisiana hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 22 hospitals is $1,228, 1.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.