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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Rhode Island 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 $6,026 · 10th–90th $3,236$12,5890%10%10th90th$6,026Professionalmedian $813 · 10th–90th $759$8710%20%40%10th90th$813$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26