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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Colorado 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 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$263$57.54 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,630 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $7,762Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $55 to $4,677
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $263

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$10,471.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$14,125.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$2,692

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.