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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Ohio 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?

$1,155

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,155 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$145 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$309 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $123 to $10,715Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $178

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 13th of 51

$1,155

$178 physician + $977 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.