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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Alabama 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 $1,202 · 10th–90th $646$2,1880%10%10th90th$1,202Professionalmedian $741 · 10th–90th $112$2,1880%10%10th90th$741$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,290.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24