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Abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in South Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 30 South Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mcleod Health Cheraw Cheraw$4790.6×12026-07-20
Musc Medical Center Charleston$9151.1×12026-04-01
Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster$9151.0×12026-04-01
Musc Health Marion Medical Center Mullins$9151.1×12026-04-01
Trident Medical Center Charleston$1,0191.2×32026-09-01
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach$1,0201.2×32026-09-01
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville$1,0211.2×12026-04-01
Mcleod Loris Hospital Loris$1,0461.2×12026-07-20
Conway Medical Center Conway$1,2401.5×32026-05-20
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon$1,2851.5×12026-07-20
Prisma Health Baptist Columbia$1,5511.8×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia$1,5711.8×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Columbia$1,5711.8×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Seneca$1,7242.0×22026-03-01
Mcleod Health Clarendon Manning$1,8642.2×22026-07-20
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital Simpsonville$1,9242.2×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital Spartanburg$2,0302.4×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital Easley$2,1372.5×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville$2,1372.5×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital Greenville$2,2302.6×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital Clinton$2,5072.9×22026-03-01
Musc Health Florence Medical Center Florence$2,5223.0×22026-04-01
Musc Health Chester$2,7603.1×22026-04-01
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken$3,3273.9×22026-09-01
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Beaufort$3,7844.5×22026-01-01
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia$4,3925.0×32026-04-01
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg$5,1025.9×32026-04-01
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney$5,1026.0×32026-04-01
Pelham Medical Center Greer$5,1025.9×32026-04-01
Union Medical Center Union$5,1025.9×32026-04-01

Questions

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

30 South Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 30 hospitals is $1,894, 2.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.