$226.86
Choose 49082 for abdominal paracentesis without imaging when existing fluid is aspirated. Use 49084 for instillation and retrieval of fluid as a lavage.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
49084 in Beaumont
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$93.39
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Abdominal surgery
About 49084: Diagnostic peritoneal fluid lavage
Diagnostic peritoneal lavage evaluates suspected intraperitoneal bleeding or contamination, most often during acute trauma assessment when fluid recovery may guide management.
Peritoneal lavage is a diagnostic abdominal procedure in which the clinician accesses the peritoneal cavity, instills sterile fluid, and retrieves it to assess for blood or other abnormal contents. It is most associated with acute trauma evaluation when intraperitoneal injury remains a concern; a trauma or general surgeon typically performs it in a hospital setting. Imaging guidance, when used, is included in this code.
Report 49084 for the lavage itself, rather than simple removal of ascitic fluid by paracentesis. Documentation should support the clinical concern, the access and lavage performed, and the recovered fluid or findings. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 49084
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.95 · 68%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.46 · 16%
- Malpractice RVU0.46 · 16%
1.3K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2748 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
49084 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.
$264.66
Choose 49083 for paracentesis performed with imaging guidance. Imaging guidance used during peritoneal lavage is included in 49084.
No office rate
49000 represents open abdominal exploration. 49084 represents peritoneal lavage for fluid assessment, not an open exploration of the abdomen.
The same code, a different location
How does Beaumont compare?
49084 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$96.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$103.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$119.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$116.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$111.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$122.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$87.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$86.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$92.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$97.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$96.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.19
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$100.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$99.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$102.69
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$100.55
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$96.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$101.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$108.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$102.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$99.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$97.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$85.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$86.53
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$110.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$103.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$108.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$86.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$86.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$92.85
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$97.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$99.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$101.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$88.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$90.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$105.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$96.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$85.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$89.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.83
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$89.28
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$86.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$85.12
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$103.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$101.37
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$97.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$116.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$103.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$109.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$90.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$90.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$94.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$100.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.95
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$92.39
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$85.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$87.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$95.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$88.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$93.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$99.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$84.58
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$100.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 49084
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$91.87
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
49084 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 49084 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$102.73
$93.39 × 110% = $102.73
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 49084 in Beaumont.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,772
- Code
- 49084
- Physician work
- 1.95
- Practice expense
- 0.46
- Malpractice
- 0.46
GPCI2026.csv
97
- Locality
- Beaumont
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.910
- Malpractice
- 0.929
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.95 | × 1.000 | 1.9500 |
| Practice expense | 0.46 | × 0.910 | 0.4186 |
| Malpractice | 0.46 | × 0.929 | 0.4273 |
| Total RVUs | 2.7959 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Beaumont$93.39
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.95 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.46 | 0.91 |
| Malpractice | 0.46 | 0.929 |
(1.95 × 1 + 0.46 × 0.91 + 0.46 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $93.39
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
49084 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $93.39 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $93.39 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $93.39 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $93.39 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $101.01 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $101.01 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $101.01 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $101.01 | RVU25A |
49084 billing questions
How is lavage different from paracentesis?
Lavage involves instilling and retrieving fluid to assess the peritoneal cavity, often in trauma evaluation. Paracentesis removes existing abdominal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Is imaging guidance separately reported with 49084?
No. Imaging guidance, when performed as part of the lavage, is included in this code.
Can modifier 50 be used?
No. The descriptor and anatomy make modifier 50 inappropriate; report the lavage service without bilateral reporting.
How does Medicare handle other procedures in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in that session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
5,76949062,,Drain to peritoneal cavity,A,,11.91,6.87,NA,6.87,,3.18,21.96,21.96,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77049082,,Abd paracentesis,A,,1.21,5.93,,0.72,,0.20,7.34,2.13,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77149083,,Abd paracentesis w/imaging,A,,1.95,6.35,,0.62,,0.21,8.51,2.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77249084,,Peritoneal lavage,A,,1.95,0.46,NA,0.46,,0.46,2.87,2.87,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77349180,,Biopsy abdominal mass,A,,1.69,3.23,,0.26,,0.18,5.10,2.13,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77449185,,Sclerotx fluid collection,A,,2.29,33.53,,0.56,,0.30,36.12,3.15,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,77549186,,Opn exc/dstr ntra-abd 5 cm/<,A,,21.45,10.28,NA,10.28,,4.84,36.57,36.57,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858
10004412,TX,28,FORT WORTH,1.009,0.986,0.871