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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 8 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$1,380$57.54 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,188 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $45 to $6,457
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $1,380

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
$954.99
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$6,456.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 11th 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.