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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Louisiana 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 $1,514 · 10th–90th $537$4,1690%10%10th90th$1,514Professionalmedian $661 · 10th–90th $115$1,6980%5%10%10th90th$661$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$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
$645.65
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,862.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24