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Placing A Deep Antibiotic-Releasing Implant

Maryland rates for HCPCS 20700

Mixes and shapes a medication-releasing material, such as antibiotic beads or a spacer, and places it deep in the wound beneath the tough sheet of tissue that covers the muscle. Putting the medication right at the site delivers a strong dose to an infection where the bloodstream alone would not carry enough. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placing A Deep Antibiotic-Releasing Implant cost?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $97.72.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $76 to $741Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $76 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $209professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$85.11

AK $339UT $66.07

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.