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Minimally Invasive Eye Drainage Implant Placement

South Carolina 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$871 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$1,230 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $912 to $21,878Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $912

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$912

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.