Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Vermont 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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $708 to $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $707.95 Median $707.95 Typical High $812.83	Professional	Global	$707.95	$707.95	$812.83
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $794.33 Median $1,096.48 Typical High $3,311.31	Professional	Global	$794.33	$1,096.48	$3,311.31