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Glaucoma Drainage Operation (Trabeculectomy)

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 66170

Creates a new channel through the white of the eye so fluid can drain out beneath the surface tissue, lowering the pressure inside the eye and slowing the damage caused by glaucoma. This version is for an eye that has not had earlier surgery or injury leaving scarring in the area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Glaucoma Drainage Operation (Trabeculectomy) cost?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $2,089.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $1,862

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 45th of 50

$1,862

CA $8,913ME $1,000

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.