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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Wisconsin 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 $10,233 · 10th–90th $4,677$16,9820%10%10th90th$10,233Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th–90th $562$3,3880%10%10th90th$1,023$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,848.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$22,908.68
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,311.31