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Medicated Insert Placed Under The Eyelid

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Medicated Insert Placed Under The Eyelid cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 10 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$251$240 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$316 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $251 to $18,621Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $178 to $692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $251

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
$251.19
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$851.14
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in California than in Indiana. 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.

Washington· 21st of 51

$275

CA $3,802IN $141

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.