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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Pennsylvania 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 $4,266 · 10th–90th $1,023$8,3180%5%10%10th90th$4,266Professionalmedian $759 · 10th–90th $589$8710%20%10th90th$759$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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$21,877.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11