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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Delaware 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 $4,074 · 10th–90th $251$7,2440%20%10th90th$4,074Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $117$1,5850%10%20%10th90th$794$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89