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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Illinois 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?

$1,122

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $2,512.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,623Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $174 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $295

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
$346.74
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 50

$1,122

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.