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Medicated Insert Placed Under The Eyelid

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $224 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$182 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$126 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $427Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $501
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $224

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 33rd 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.