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Abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in San Diego CA

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
Tri-City Medical Center median $1,668 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-05-29
Aetna$4,8224.1×2
Blue Shield of California$7070.6×1
Bright Health$1,8661.6×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,8431.6×1
Health Net$1,6681.4×1
Kaiser Permanente$1,1671.0×1
Providence Health Plan$1,6331.4×1
Scripps Mercy Hospital median $1,983 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-03-30
Health Net$2,9162.5×1
Mpmg$1,1671.0×1
Prime Healthcare$1,9831.7×1
Prospect Med Group$2,0411.7×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,1671.0×1
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla median $1,983 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-03-30
Health Net$2,9162.5×1
Mpmg$1,1671.0×1
Prime Healthcare$1,9831.7×1
Prospect Med Group$2,0411.7×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,1671.0×1
Scripps Green Hospital median $1,983 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-03-30
Health Net$2,9162.5×1
Mpmg$1,1671.0×1
Prime Healthcare$1,9831.7×1
Prospect Med Group$2,0411.7×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,1671.0×1
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas median $1,983 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-03-30
Health Net$2,9162.5×1
Mpmg$1,1671.0×1
Prime Healthcare$1,9831.7×1
Prospect Med Group$2,0411.7×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,1671.0×1
Palomar Health Downtown Campus median $2,008 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-04-01
Health Net$2,1511.8×1
Scripps$1,8661.6×1
Palomar Medical Center Poway median $2,151 · local Medicare $1,167 · file 2026-04-01
Health Net$2,1511.8×1

Questions

How much does abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) cost with commercial insurance in San Diego CA?

7 San Diego CA hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 49083, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $1,983; hospital medians range from $1,668 to $2,151. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.