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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Nevada 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?

$838

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $838 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 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$162$145 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$178 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,570Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $120 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 21st of 51

$838

$162 physician + $676 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.