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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Tennessee 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $501$3,9810%5%10%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $832 · 10th–90th $115$1,8200%10%10th90th$832$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
$323.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28