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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Vermont 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.

Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th–90th $135$1,4130%20%10th90th$1,000$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,187.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53