go back

Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Idaho 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 $7,762 · 10th–90th $759$15,8490%10%10th90th$7,762Professionalmedian $741 · 10th–90th $646$1,2020%20%10th90th$741$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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,982.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$13,182.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44