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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Tennessee 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$1,660$54.95 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,072 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $617 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $44 to $5,248
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,660

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
$758.58
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$21,379.62
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$51,286.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 27th of 51

$1,820

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.