go back

Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

California rates for HCPCS 20704

Covers hand-mixing and shaping an implant that releases medication, commonly antibiotic-loaded cement formed into beads or a spacer, and placing it inside a joint during an operation so the drug is delivered straight to the tissue that needs it. The implant is temporary and is removed or exchanged at a later operation. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint cost?

$229

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $977.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,244Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $126 to $302
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $234professional $166

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$537.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 81.3 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.

California· 45th of 50

$229

NH $7,413MD $91.20

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.