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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

South Carolina 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 $1,479 · 10th–90th $141$9,1200%5%10%10th90th$1,479Professionalmedian $676 · 10th–90th $117$2,1380%5%10%10th90th$676$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
$141.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,737.80