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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Kentucky 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 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$129$56.23 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,413 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,020Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $39 to $5,370
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $129

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
$42.66
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$48,977.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$93,325.43
Typical High
$162,181.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$30,199.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$1,413

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.