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Implantable Glucose Sensor Removal

South Carolina 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$77.62 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$102 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,995Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $58 to $138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $257professional $93

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
$63.10
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
6 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
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$95.50

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.