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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Missouri 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $182$5,3700%5%10%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $832 · 10th–90th $117$2,1380%5%10%10th90th$832$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
$125.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46