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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Arkansas 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 $1,514 · 10th–90th $537$2,0890%10%20%10th90th$1,514Professionalmedian $646 · 10th–90th $115$1,4790%10%10th90th$646$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
$223.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,905.46
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24