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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Minnesota 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 $3,467 · 10th–90th $186$9,7720%5%10%10th90th$3,467Professionalmedian $955 · 10th–90th $151$4,1690%5%10th90th$955$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
$109.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,630.78