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Glaucoma Drainage Implant Without a Patch

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 66179

Implants a small drainage device in the eye: a fine tube carries fluid out of the front of the eye to a flat plate stitched onto the white of the eye further back, where the fluid is absorbed. It brings down the pressure inside the eye when drops and other surgery have failed to control glaucoma. In this version the tube is not covered over with a patch of donor or other tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th–90th $1,122$7,7620%10%10th90th$3,388$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84