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Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 4 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$120$83.18 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$501 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,467Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $60 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $120

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
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Louisiana· 6th of 51

$295

CA $2,754VT $72.44

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.