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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Alaska 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 $1,148 · 10th–90th $123$3,2360%5%10%10th90th$1,148Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th–90th $117$5,0120%10%10th90th$1,047$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,754.23