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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Hawaii 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $200.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,884Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $30 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $182

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$199.53

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 34th of 51

$182

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.