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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Colorado rates for HCPCS 0449T

A surgeon places a soft, flexible tube-like implant inside the eye to create a new drainage channel for fluid, helping to lower eye pressure in people with glaucoma. It's placed through a very small opening without a large incision, and unlike some other minimally invasive glaucoma implants, it's often positioned to drain fluid to just beneath the surface tissue of the eye rather than into a deeper internal space. It's typically used for glaucoma that hasn't been well controlled with eye drops alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th–90th $2,042$18,1970%5%10%10th90th$8,511Professionalmedian $813 · 10th–90th $676$1,3180%20%10th90th$813$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81