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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Illinois 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $513$6,1660%5%10%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $933 · 10th–90th $117$1,8620%10%10th90th$933$50.0$200.0$1.0K$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84