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Glaucoma Drainage Implant Without a Patch

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Glaucoma Drainage Implant Without a Patch cost?

$1,514

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $1,905.

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 $2,344 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$1,514

WY $5,129UT $575

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.