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Medicated Insert Placed Under The Eyelid

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0444T

A small insert that slowly releases medication is placed under the eyelid, where it rests against the surface of the eye and delivers medicine steadily instead of relying on drops. Fitting the insert, instructing the patient, and checking that it sits correctly are part of the visit. It can be placed in one eye or in both.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medicated Insert Placed Under The Eyelid cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $240 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$135 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$123 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,995Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $100 to $457
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $240professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Texas than in New York. 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$224

TX $1,047NY $56.23

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.