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Removing Medicated Material From Inside a Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 20703

Medicated material that was placed inside the hollow marrow canal of a bone, such as antibiotic-loaded cement, is taken back out. It is removed once it has done its work of delivering the drug directly to the bone, or to make way for the next stage of treatment. It is done during another operation and is billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing Medicated Material From Inside a Bone cost?

$174

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $1,862.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,495Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $229

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
$102.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 117.5 times more in New Hampshire than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 49

$174

NH $7,413MD $63.10

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.