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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

New Hampshire 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?

$749

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$158 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$550$501 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,388Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $129 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $550professional $200

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$749

$200 physician + $550 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.