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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Iowa 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 $3,020 · 10th–90th $200$6,4570%10%10th90th$3,020Professionalmedian $977 · 10th–90th $117$3,1620%5%10th90th$977$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
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,951.21