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Minimally Invasive Eye Drainage Implant Placement

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0253T

A surgeon places a tiny drainage device inside the eye to create a new pathway for fluid to leave the eye more easily, which helps lower eye pressure in people with glaucoma. It is typically done using very small incisions, often at the same time as cataract surgery, without the larger incision used in traditional glaucoma surgery. This approach is generally used for mild to moderate glaucoma.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Eye Drainage Implant Placement cost?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,072.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $8,511Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,072
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$933

CA $6,166ND $537

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.