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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

North Carolina 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 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$57.54 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$363 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $58 to $7,244Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $58 to $5,248
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$57.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$51,286.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$646

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.