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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Oregon 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 $1,862 · 10th–90th $141$3,8900%20%10th90th$1,862Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th–90th $123$3,1620%5%10%10th90th$1,000$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K$200.0K$1.0M

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
$295.12
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,162.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,951.21