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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Nebraska 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 $3,631 · 10th–90th $200$12,5890%5%10th90th$3,631Professionalmedian $631 · 10th–90th $117$2,6300%5%10%10th90th$631$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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03