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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Iowa 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 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$1,950$57.54 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,884 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $52 to $3,890
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,950

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
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$2,884

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.