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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

New Jersey 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 $5,495 · 10th–90th $1,047$10,2330%10%10th90th$5,495Professionalmedian $871 · 10th–90th $112$2,1380%10%10th90th$871$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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76