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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Texas 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 $1,445 · 10th–90th $138$4,7860%5%10th90th$1,445Professionalmedian $741 · 10th–90th $115$1,7380%10%10th90th$741$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

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
$724.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$380.19
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81