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Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0447T

This service removes a previously placed implantable glucose sensor from just under the skin through a small incision. It is a stand-alone procedure rather than a step added on to another skin treatment. It is typically done in an outpatient setting by a physician or other qualified clinician.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $447 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$89.13 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$155 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $91 to $2,512Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $447professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$138

AK $263VA $77.62

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.