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

Posted commercial rates at 27 Massachusetts hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lowell General Hospital Lowell$8150.8×62026-04-01
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston$8160.8×42026-03-27
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston$8160.8×42026-03-27
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston$8160.8×42026-03-27
Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield$8280.8×62026-03-25
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield$8710.8×272026-03-31
South Shore Hospital South Weymouth$8710.8×32026-04-01
North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams$1,0921.0×62026-03-25
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke$1,1261.0×132026-05-01
Emerson Hospital - W Concord$1,1841.1×62026-05-18
New England Baptist Hospital Boston$1,2871.2×52026-04-01
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport$1,3171.2×32026-04-01
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington$1,3461.2×42026-03-25
Boston Medical Center-South Brockton$1,3641.3×42026-03-13
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton$1,3761.3×32026-04-01
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton$1,4001.3×42026-03-13
Umass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Ctr Milford$1,5071.4×42026-04-01
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton$1,5441.4×72026-01-28
Winchester Hospital Winchester$1,5771.4×42026-04-01
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington$1,6821.6×32026-04-01
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge$1,6881.6×22026-04-01
Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly$1,6951.6×42026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth$1,7641.6×32026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham$1,8341.7×22026-04-01
Tufts Medical Center Boston$2,0101.9×72026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston$2,0241.9×22026-04-01
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester$2,2182.0×22026-03-26

Questions

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

27 Massachusetts hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 27 hospitals is $1,364, 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.