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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

California 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 $4,169 · 10th–90th $1,000$12,8820%5%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $912 · 10th–90th $115$2,9510%5%10th90th$912$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$2,137.96
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,456.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,187.76
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,981.07
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70