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

Posted commercial rates at 47 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49083

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Erlanger Health System Chattanooga$9291.1×42026-01-25
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville$9771.2×42026-01-25
Hardin Medical Center Savannah$9861.2×42026-05-01
Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol$1,0191.2×62026-03-23
Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport$1,0191.2×62026-03-23
Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell$1,0301.3×42026-04-01
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville$1,0541.3×52026-03-23
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville$1,0711.3×42026-03-23
Rhea Medical Center Dayton$1,2051.5×12026-03-30
Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville$1,2391.5×22026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville$1,2391.5×22026-01-01
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta$1,2391.5×22026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$1,2571.4×32026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$1,2571.4×52026-01-01
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton$1,2661.5×52026-03-23
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City$1,2661.5×52026-03-23
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City$1,2661.5×62026-03-23
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Roane Medical Center Harriman$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville$1,4221.7×152026-08-05
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville$1,4721.8×122025-10-01
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma$1,4721.8×122025-10-01
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis$1,4741.8×32026-03-19
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport$1,5011.8×62026-03-23
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City$1,5411.9×502026-02-25
Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette$1,5711.9×52026-04-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$1,6331.9×122025-10-01
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski$1,6522.0×22026-07-14
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens$1,6522.0×22026-07-10
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg$1,6522.0×22026-07-14
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$1,7812.0×122025-10-01
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville$1,8052.2×42026-08-05
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville$1,9692.2×52026-01-01
Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston$2,0392.5×22026-04-01
Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield$2,2442.6×62026-09-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$2,4042.8×62026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$2,4042.8×62026-09-01
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville$2,4042.8×62026-09-01
Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson$2,4742.8×62026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$2,4742.8×62026-09-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$2,4742.8×62026-09-01
Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City$2,4742.8×62026-09-01
Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga$2,5003.0×62026-09-01

Questions

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

47 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for abdominal fluid drainage (paracentesis) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49083, hospital outpatient, the median across 47 hospitals is $1,422, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.