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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Connecticut 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 $5,012 · 10th–90th $1,820$8,5110%10%10th90th$5,012Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $117$2,1880%10%10th90th$794$50.0$200.0$1.0K$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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,754.23