Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis) Cost in Syracuse, NY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Syracuse, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $671 — 48% below the US median ($1,278), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center	Syracuse, NY	$225	$60	★ 2/5	226 min	—
Crouse Hospital	Syracuse, NY	$1,117	$1,132	★ 2/5	220 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,117

Cash / self-pay

$671

Insurer-negotiated

$1,132

Medicare pays

$284

$314$1,028

Median cash $671 · Medicare $284 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $671 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($284). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($568).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,117 list price could save about $446 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Syracuse

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Waqas Abid, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Syracuse, NY	96
Stacey Schneble, NP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Syracuse, NY	83
Scott Channels, RPA	Physician Assistant	Syracuse, NY	59
Corinne Schiff	Nurse Practitioner	Syracuse, NY	42
Katharine Freeborn, A-GNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Syracuse, NY	38
John Haines, M.D.	Interventional Radiology	Syracuse, NY	25
Erin Brown, PA	Physician Assistant	Syracuse, NY	13

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