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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 49185

A needle or fine tube is passed through the skin into a pocket of fluid such as a cyst, a collection of lymph fluid, or a seroma left after surgery, with imaging used to guide it and contrast injected first to show the size and shape of the pocket. A solution is then injected that irritates the lining so the pocket scars down and stops refilling. It can be done wherever such a collection forms, not only in the abdomen or pelvis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $178$7,7620%10%10th90th$2,570Professionalmedian $851 · 10th–90th $117$2,2390%20%10th90th$851$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K$500.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,398.83