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Abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in New York City

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Montefiore Medical Center median $1,132 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-04-01
1199SEIU$4,3423.8×1
Aetna$1,2071.1×2
Cigna$5780.5×4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$2,7172.4×17
EmblemHealth$2,1761.9×9
Healthfirst$9620.8×1
Magnacare (rental network)$1,1561.0×1
MultiPlan/PHCS (rental network)$8940.8×1
Mvp$5780.5×1
Northwell$1,0510.9×2
Oscar$6000.5×2
Point Comfort$1,1321.0×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,5951.4×5
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center median $1,404 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-03-25
Aetna$1,8251.6×4
Centerlight Healthcare$1,1271.0×1
Centivo$1,4041.2×1
Cigna$1,9611.7×1
Elderplan$1,1491.0×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,2361.1×3
EmblemHealth$1,9001.7×2
LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER median $1,582 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-09-05
1199SEIU$8360.7×1
Aetna$1,7661.6×2
Carelon$7320.6×1
Cigna$2,8922.6×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,7731.6×14
EmblemHealth$1,0160.9×3
Oscar$1,5821.4×4
UnitedHealthcare$2,0041.8×6
Vaccn$1,1091.0×1
Jacobi Medical Center median $1,582 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-09-05
1199SEIU$8360.7×1
Aetna$1,7661.6×2
Carelon$7550.7×1
Cigna$2,8922.6×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,7711.6×14
EmblemHealth$1,0160.9×3
Oscar$1,5821.4×4
UnitedHealthcare$2,0041.8×6
Vaccn$1,1091.0×1
Elmhurst Hospital Center median $1,582 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-09-05
1199SEIU$8360.7×1
Aetna$1,7661.6×2
Carelon$7300.6×1
Cigna$2,8922.6×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,7591.6×14
EmblemHealth$1,0160.9×3
Oscar$1,5821.4×4
UnitedHealthcare$2,0041.8×6
Vaccn$1,1091.0×1
South Brooklyn Health median $1,582 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-09-05
1199SEIU$8360.7×1
Aetna$1,7661.6×2
Carelon$7510.7×1
Cigna$2,8922.6×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,7681.6×14
EmblemHealth$1,0160.9×3
Oscar$1,5821.4×4
UnitedHealthcare$2,0041.8×6
Vaccn$1,1091.0×1
Maimonides Medical Center median $4,143 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-04-01
1199SEIU$2,8302.5×1
Aetna$4,1733.7×3
Centivo$6,3605.6×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$4,1133.6×2
EmblemHealth$3,4423.0×1
Magnacare (rental network)$5,8305.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$4,5744.0×7
NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) median $6,214 · local Medicare $1,132 · file 2026-01-01
1199SEIU$5,9415.2×3
Aetna$8,4427.5×24
BCBS (other)$4,1003.6×16
Centerlight$1,1321.0×2
Cigna$6,4875.7×22
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$4,1003.6×36
EmblemHealth$7,8556.9×47
UnitedHealthcare$8,1657.2×24

Questions

How much does abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) cost with commercial insurance in New York City?

8 New York City hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 49083, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $1,582; hospital medians range from $1,132 to $6,214. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.