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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Hawaii 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 $4,467 · 10th–90th $1,778$4,4670%50%10th$4,467Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $525$4,1690%10%20%10th90th$2,570$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80