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Glucose Sensor Removal And Reinsertion

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 8 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$1,000$83.18 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,660 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $74 to $2,884
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$954.99
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,623.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,511.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 26th of 51

$1,445

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.