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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Ohio 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 $6,607 · 10th–90th $2,089$12,5890%10%10th90th$6,607Professionalmedian $813 · 10th–90th $617$6,9180%20%10th90th$813$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$2,089.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82