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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

New Mexico 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 $1,413 · 10th–90th $129$6,1660%10%10th90th$1,413Professionalmedian $676 · 10th–90th $117$1,8200%10%20%10th90th$676$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

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
$165.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,995.26