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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

New York 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?

$2,899

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,899 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$129 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,072 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,129Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $117 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $145

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98

Where New York 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 York· 3rd of 51

$2,899

$145 physician + $2,754 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.