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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Virginia 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?

$907

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $907 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$166$148 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$195 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,786Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $132 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 19th of 51

$907

$166 physician + $741 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.