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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

West 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 $5,248 · 10th–90th $117$5,2480%50%10th$5,248Professionalmedian $257 · 10th–90th $110$1,4790%10%10th90th$257$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
$117.49
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24