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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Virginia 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 $1,175 · 10th–90th $132$5,6230%5%10th90th$1,175Professionalmedian $977 · 10th–90th $117$1,9050%5%10%10th90th$977$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
$169.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09