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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint cost?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $324.

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 $1,549 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,074Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $138 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $162

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$162

AK $603KY $129

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.