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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

New York 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 $3,548 · 10th–90th $234$7,7620%10%10th90th$3,548Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th–90th $120$2,5700%10%10th90th$1,072$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$181.97
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23