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Glaucoma Drainage Gel Implant Placement

Wyoming 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

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $1,288

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27