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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Maryland 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 $372 · 10th–90th $219$1,1750%10%10th90th$372Professionalmedian $575 · 10th–90th $115$1,6600%10%10th90th$575$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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46