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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Arizona 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 $2,188 · 10th–90th $191$5,6230%5%10th90th$2,188Professionalmedian $832 · 10th–90th $115$1,9950%10%10th90th$832$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59