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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

South Dakota 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 $1,202 · 10th–90th $120$3,6310%5%10th90th$1,202Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $110$2,7540%5%10th90th$1,096$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$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
$120.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,090.30