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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Connecticut 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 $7,943 · 10th–90th $4,677$13,8040%20%10th90th$7,943Professionalmedian $851 · 10th–90th $589$1,2880%20%40%10th90th$851$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30