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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

California rates for HCPCS 0446T

This service places a small sensor under the skin to continuously monitor blood glucose levels over time, rather than a general skin treatment. It is performed by a physician or other qualified clinician in an outpatient setting. The sensor transmits glucose readings to a connected device so patients and providers can track blood sugar trends.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$234$100 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$5,012 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $15,849Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $58 to $7,943
$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $234

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$30,199.52
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$13,182.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$51,286.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$9,332.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where California sits

The same service costs 46.8 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

California· 3rd of 51

$5,248

AK $5,370MD $115

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.