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Glucose Sensor Removal And Reinsertion

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0448T

This service combines removal of a previously placed implantable glucose sensor with insertion of a new one, performed in the same session. It is done by a physician or other qualified clinician in an outpatient setting. This differs from a simple removal or a simple insertion performed on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Glucose Sensor Removal And Reinsertion cost?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $3,631.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $98 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,631
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $1,000

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
$97.72
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,630.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$1,000

CA $5,012MD $186

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.