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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Maine 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 $2,570 · 10th–90th $2,570$2,5700%50%$2,570Professionalmedian $912 · 10th–90th $129$2,6920%5%10%10th90th$912$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
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,630.27