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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

Virginia 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$398$61.66 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,096 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $81 to $8,318Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $55 to $6,607
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $398

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
$234.42
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$1,738

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.