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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Wisconsin 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 $2,818 · 10th–90th $170$5,3700%10%10th90th$2,818Professionalmedian $891 · 10th–90th $117$3,5480%5%10th90th$891$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
$147.91
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,995.26
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,511.38
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,897.79
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,570.40