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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Maine 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 $708 · 10th–90th $708$10,9650%20%40%90th$708Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th–90th $537$1,5490%10%10th90th$1,000$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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28