go back

Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

New York 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 $6,166 · 10th–90th $1,905$12,3030%5%10%10th90th$6,166Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $537$1,3800%20%10th90th$794$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$16,595.87
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30