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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Massachusetts 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 $1,148 · 10th–90th $135$3,7150%10%10th90th$1,148Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $117$2,8840%5%10%10th90th$794$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$562.34
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,754.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28