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Glucose Sensor Removal And Reinsertion

Virginia 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$97.72 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,096 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $129 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $89 to $4,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$30,199.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$1,096

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.