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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Oregon 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 $741 · 10th–90th $741$12,5890%20%40%90th$741Professionalmedian $794 · 10th–90th $676$1,6600%20%10th90th$794$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$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
$6,918.31
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$20,892.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76