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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Colorado 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $5,495.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,413Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $129 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $200

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 50

$3,162

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.