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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Michigan 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 $2,884 · 10th–90th $158$7,7620%10%10th90th$2,884Professionalmedian $234 · 10th–90th $115$1,5490%10%10th90th$234$50.0$200.0$1.0K$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
$158.49
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80