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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Washington, DC 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 $4,169 · 10th–90th $871$7,7620%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $871 · 10th–90th $447$8710%50%10th$871$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
$870.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30