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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Montana 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 $1,202 · 10th–90th $174$2,2910%20%10th90th$1,202Professionalmedian $631 · 10th–90th $115$2,1380%10%20%10th90th$631$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76