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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution cost?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $1,318.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,129Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Washington than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$151

WA $1,622MD $138

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.