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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Utah 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 July 2026.

How much does Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint cost?

$562

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $3,388.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,571Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $309
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 81.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Maryland. 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.

Utah· 34th of 50

$562

NH $7,413MD $91.20

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.