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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Florida 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 $4,169 · 10th–90th $794$10,4710%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $741 · 10th–90th $110$1,5850%10%20%10th90th$741$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$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
$776.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27