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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Pennsylvania 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 $2,570 · 10th–90th $363$7,7620%5%10%10th90th$2,570Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $115$1,5850%10%20%10th90th$794$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$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
$208.93
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,413.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,230.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24