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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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th–90th $295$4,5710%20%10th90th$3,631Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $117$1,5850%10%10th90th$794$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
$295.12
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23