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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Georgia 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 $2,884 · 10th–90th $575$6,7610%5%10th90th$2,884Professionalmedian $851 · 10th–90th $117$1,9950%5%10%10th90th$851$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74