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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

North Carolina 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 $1,288 · 10th–90th $117$3,8020%5%10%10th90th$1,288Professionalmedian $676 · 10th–90th $138$2,4550%5%10th90th$676$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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
$177.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,232.93