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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

South Carolina 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 $10,000 · 10th–90th $741$22,3870%10%10th90th$10,000Professionalmedian $741 · 10th–90th $708$1,0470%50%10th90th$741$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$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
$741.31
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25