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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Colorado 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 $2,630 · 10th–90th $145$6,4570%5%10%10th90th$2,630Professionalmedian $417 · 10th–90th $117$1,9500%10%10th90th$417$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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,089.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26