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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Wyoming 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 $3,236 · 10th–90th $794$3,3880%50%10th90th$3,236Professionalmedian $562 · 10th–90th $117$3,2360%10%10th90th$562$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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71