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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Nevada 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 $2,138 · 10th–90th $123$4,7860%20%10th90th$2,138Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $115$1,8200%10%20%10th90th$794$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

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
$123.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28