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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Utah 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 $3,236 · 10th–90th $1,122$4,8980%10%10th90th$3,236Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th–90th $123$2,4550%5%10th90th$1,047$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$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
$169.82
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$295.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,137.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24