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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Illinois 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 $2,344 · 10th–90th $813$9,3330%5%10th90th$2,344Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $490$1,3490%20%10th90th$794$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89