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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Mississippi 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $708$8,7100%10%20%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $708 · 10th–90th $501$8910%20%40%10th90th$708$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
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81