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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 October 2026.

How much does Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$83.18 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$141 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,202Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $69 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $102

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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
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
$43.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$126

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.