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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Virginia 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 $5,012 · 10th–90th $813$11,7490%5%10th90th$5,012Professionalmedian $851 · 10th–90th $661$4,0740%20%10th90th$851$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
$870.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38