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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Indiana 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 $3,631 · 10th–90th $170$7,4130%5%10%10th90th$3,631Professionalmedian $724 · 10th–90th $115$1,5490%10%10th90th$724$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
$138.04
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82