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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

New Hampshire 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 $1,549 · 10th–90th $135$6,0260%10%10th90th$1,549Professionalmedian $339 · 10th–90th $126$2,5700%5%10th90th$339$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
$134.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,754.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$1,621.81