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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

North Dakota 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?

$440

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $145 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$295$257 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$145$145 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $126 to $269Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $170 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $145professional $295

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Utah than in Florida. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 44th of 51

$440

$295 physician + $145 facility

UT $3,137FL $261

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.