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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

New Mexico 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?

$703

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $703 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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$191$162 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$224 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,380Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $191

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
$151.36
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 28th of 51

$703

$191 physician + $513 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.