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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Washington 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 $1,778 · 10th–90th $174$6,4570%10%10th90th$1,778Professionalmedian $759 · 10th–90th $117$2,6300%5%10%10th90th$759$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$173.78
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28