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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

North Dakota 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 $110$2,5120%10%20%10th90th$1,202Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th–90th $120$2,8180%5%10%10th90th$1,000$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
$109.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,344.23